How does MySQL works in PHP?

In short, all your content is stored in a MySQL database in your hosting account. The PHP programming language receives that request, makes a call to the MySQL database, obtains the requested information from the database, and then presents the requested information to your visitors through their web browsers.

What is the main difference between InnoDB and MyISAM storage engines in MySQL?

InnoDB has row-level locking, MyISAM can only do full table-level locking. InnoDB has better crash recovery. MyISAM has FULLTEXT search indexes, InnoDB did not until MySQL 5.6 (Feb 2013). InnoDB implements transactions, foreign keys and relationship constraints, MyISAM does not.

What are the storage engine used by MySQL?

MySQL 8.0 Supported Storage Engines

• InnoDB : The default storage engine in MySQL 8.0.
• MyISAM : These tables have a small footprint.
• Memory : Stores all data in RAM, for fast access in environments that require quick lookups of non-critical data.
• CSV : Its tables are really text files with comma-separated values.

What is the difference between MySQL and PHP?

The main difference between PHP and MySQL is that PHP is a scripting language, whereas MySQL is a relational database management system. As stated, PHP is a server-side scripting language. A server-side scripting language allows the user to embed little programs or scripts into the HTML of a Web page.

How do I change my database engine to InnoDB?

Access phpMyAdmin and select your database. Then click on SQL, place the following query and click on Go: ALTER TABLE my_table ENGINE = InnoDB; If the query is executed properly, the database engine of the table will be changed to InnoDB.

What is MySQL engine in PHP?

A storage engine is a software module that a database management system uses to create, read, update data from a database. There are two types of storage engines in MySQL: transactional and non-transactional. For MySQL 5.5 and later, the default storage engine is InnoDB.