InnoDB is a MySQL database storage engine, which has been gaining popularity lately, because it provides a significantly better overall performance and a faster crash recovery compared to the default engine used by the MySQL database management system – MyISAM. InnoDB is preferred by lots of web developers that build highly scalable apps, as it works much more efficiently with immense volumes of data, while it keeps the server processing load low. Additionally, it uses row-level locking if any information should be updated, while many other engines lock the entire database table and thus need much more time to perform several consecutive tasks. Last, but not least, InnoDB observes a set of "all-or-nothing" rules – in case the entire data modification process cannot be completed for any reason, the action is rolled back to avoid scrambling or losing data. Magento and the newest Joomla™ editions are two examples of widely used open-source script-powered web applications that have moved to InnoDB.

InnoDB in Cloud Web Hosting

While InnoDB is either not offered or it is a paid upgrade with many hosting companies, it is an essential part of the default set of features that we offer with our cloud web hosting packages. If you’d like to make use of a PHP-powered web app that requires InnoDB in particular, in order to be installed and to function correctly, you won’t face any difficulties as the InnoDB storage engine is available on our in-house built cloud web hosting platform. Irrespective of whether you create a brand new database and activate an app manually or use our 1-click application installer tool, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our platform as the default engine if the specific app requires it rather than MyISAM. In addition to the excellent database failure recovery that InnoDB is offering, we also make regular database backups, so we can quickly restore any database in your shared website hosting account.

InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use a PHP-driven application that requires InnoDB with all of our semi-dedicated server plans, as all the accounts are created on our advanced cloud hosting platform where the database storage engine is installed. A new database can be created in two different ways – manually through the Database Manager section of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, or automatically – if you take advantage of our one-click app installer tool. In either case, the needed engine will be selected automatically the moment the app’s activation begins, so you will not need to update anything manually, regardless of whether the app requires InnoDB or the more frequently used MyISAM. Also, we will always be able to recover any of your databases if you erase one by accident, as we generate several database backups every day, each of which is kept for 1 week.

InnoDB in VPS Web Hosting

If you get a virtual private server from us, you will be able to make use of our custom-developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel to manage your content. A Hepsia-equipped Virtual Private Server will allow you to manage any script-based software app that requires InnoDB, as this MySQL database engine is an integral part of the default software package that will be installed on the VPS server during its configuration. When you create a new database through the hosting Control Panel, you simply need to begin installing an app – manually or using our application installer. InnoDB will be set as the default engine if the app in question needs it, so you won’t need to do anything else in your account. In the same manner, if a certain app requires MyISAM, it will be automatically set as the default engine for this specific database.

InnoDB in Dedicated Servers Hosting

If you obtain a new dedicated server, you will be able to pick any of the 3 hosting Control Panels that we are offering – cPanel, DirectAdmin and Hepsia. Any server ordered with Hepsia comes with InnoDB pre-activated, so you will not have to activate this database engine manually to be able to manage script-based web apps that need it. InnoDB is used for scalable apps and since a dedicated server will supply you with all the server resources that you require in order to run large-scale Internet sites, it is quite likely that you will resort to InnoDB. You’ll be able to make use of other engines as well, so in case a given app needs MyISAM instead of InnoDB, you won’t experience any impediment while using it. The engine that will be used will be automatically recognized once the app installation begins, so you will not have to update any setting manually at any time.