InnoDB is a storage engine for the database management system MySQL and MariaDB.[1] Since the release of MySQL 5.5.5 in 2010, it replaced MyISAM as MySQL's default table type.[2][3] It provides the standard ACID-compliant transaction features, along with foreign key support (declarative referential integrity). It is included as standard in most binaries distributed by MySQL AB, the exception being some OEM versions.
| Developer(s) | Oracle Corporation |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Database engine |
| License | GNU GPL v2 or proprietary |
| Website | dev |
Description
editInnoDB became a product of Oracle Corporation after its acquisition of the Finland-based company Innobase in October 2005.[4] The software is dual licensed; it is distributed under the GNU General Public License, but can also be licensed to parties wishing to combine InnoDB in proprietary software.[5]
InnoDB supports:
- Both SQL and XA transactions
- Tablespaces
- Foreign keys
- Full text search indexes, since MySQL 5.6 (February 2013)[6] and MariaDB 10.0[7]
- Spatial operations, following the OpenGIS standard
- Virtual columns, in MariaDB[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "InnoDB".
- ^ "Introduction to InnoDB". MySQL 5.5 Reference Manual. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Changes in MySQL 5.5.5". MySQL 5.5 Reference Manual. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Oracle Announces the Acquisition of Open Source Software Company, Innobase". Oracle Corporation. 7 October 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Licensing MySQL and InnoDB". InnoDB.com. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Oracle Announces General Availability of MySQL 5.6". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.
- ^ "MariaDB 10.0.0 Release Notes".
- ^ "Generated (Virtual and Persistent/Stored) Columns". MariaDB KnowledgeBase. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
External links
edit- Mysqltutorial.org, InnoDB and other table types in MySQL
- The InnoDB Storage Engine, in the MySQL manual.