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innodb and myisam in mysql database

what is the difference between innodb and myisam ? i see both of them as a type of engine in my mysql database.

+3  A: 

the main different is innodb support transactional, and then myisam is not

pnukeid  2010-08-26 01:10:16
referential integrity too. But Full Text Search is only supported on MyISAM...
OMG Ponies  2010-08-26 01:11:40
Typically MyISAM is used for logging tables, while InnoDB is much better suited for tables with important data that needs to maintain integrity.
Zoidberg  2010-08-26 01:13:12
+1  A: 

try this

http://serverfault.com/questions/54897/what-is-the-difference-between-innodb-and-myisam

Jaime  2010-08-26 01:13:05

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