MySQL MyISAM vs. InnoDB: Which One to Choose? (SQL for Beginners)

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Before InnoDB replaced it, MyISAM was one of the flagship storage engines available in MySQL server. However, as time moved on, InnoDB replaced it as MySQL server engineers found it to be a better choice.
MyISAM vs InnoDB - which one is the better choice? Find out in this video.
myisam vs innodb performance is as follows - InnoDB supports features supported by MyISAM as of MySQL 5.6.4 or 5.7 (depending on what feature is in question.)

The mysql server fulltext search feature was introduced into MyISAM since MySQL 5.6.4, while spatial indexes were available since MySQL 5.7.

These days, the only two reasons why MyISAM would win the MyISAM vs InnoDB comparison is if we need our tables to occupy less space than with InnoDB or to run COUNT(*) queries. Since MyISAM stores the row count in its metadata (InnoDB does not), the COUNT(*) query will be faster.

FAQs:
Q: MyISAM performs row level locking?
A: No, that's a common misconception.

Q: MyISAM vs InnoDB performance - which one is better and why?
A: InnoDB - all of the features that were available in MyISAM are now available in InnoDB.

Q: I want to switch MyISAM to InnoDB - what sql query should I use? Is there a sql tutorial that would help me with this?
A: Use this query - it will give you a list of MyISAM-based tables with a SQL query that you can copy-paste to update all of your MyISAM-based tables to InnoDB (replace ""sql tutorial for beginners"" with your database name):

Q: Is there a sql full course or any mysql tutorial that would cover mysql storage engines in more detail in all complex aspects?
A: Not that we know of, but if needed, we'll make a sql course talking about everything: sql basics, sql queries, sql vs nosql, sql for data analysis, etc.

Q: How to quickly optimize InnoDB?

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