InnoDB vs MyISAM
InnoDB and MyISAM: InnoDB is newer while MyISAM is older. InnoDB is more complex while MyISAM is simpler. InnoDB is more strict in data integrity while MyISAM is loose. InnoDB implements row-level lock for inserting and updating while MyISAM implements table-level lock. InnoDB has transactions while MyISAM does not. InnoDB has foreign keys and relationship contraints while MyISAM does not. InnoDB has better crash recovery while MyISAM is poor at recovering data integrity at system crashes. MyISAM has full-text search index while InnoDB has not. In light of these differences, InnoDB and MyISAM have their unique advantages and disadvantages against each other. They each are more suitable in some scenarios than the other. Advantages of InnoDB: InnoDB should be used where data integrity comes a priority because it inherently takes care of them by the help of relationship constraints and transactions. Faster in write-intensive (inserts, updat