Chapter 11. Storage Engines

IN THIS CHAPTER Understanding storage engines Using different storage engines Working with storage engines

The storage engines of MySQL are one of the most unique features of the server. Approximately twenty major storage engines are currently available, and though they allow for the ultimate flexibility when working with your data, this diversity can be intimidating to the beginning or even intermediate level database administrator. Most database administrators regularly work with two storage engines, MyISAM and InnoDB, and may use others in a handful of projects.