Database Management MySQL Subjective
Oct 01, 2025

What is the difference between MyISAM and InnoDB storage engines?

Detailed Explanation

InnoDB:
• ACID compliant transactions
• Row-level locking
• Foreign key support
• Crash recovery
• Better for concurrent writes

MyISAM:
• Table-level locking
• No transactions
• Faster for read-heavy workloads
• Smaller disk footprint
• Full-text indexing

InnoDB is default and recommended for most applications.

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