What different storage engines does MySQL support?
MySQL supports various types of storage engines.
- InnoDB: a transaction-safe storage engine that supports ACID transactions, known for its high performance and reliability.
- MyISAM is a storage engine that is not transaction-safe, suitable for read-intensive applications, and has high performance.
- MEMORY: Storing data in memory is suitable for temporary data storage and caching.
- CSV: storing data in a CSV file format, separated by commas.
- ARCHIVE: designed for storing a large amount of historical data and supports compression.
- BLACKHOLE: Receives data but does not store it, primarily used for data replication.
- NDB (Cluster): Designed for MySQL cluster, it provides high availability and high performance.
- Federated provides a mechanism for sharing data between multiple MySQL servers.
- Merge: Allows users to combine multiple tables into one logical table for querying.