Title: Use InnoDB
Author: WPChef
Published: <strong>August 21, 2018</strong>
Last modified: April 29, 2020

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Use InnoDB

 By [WPChef](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchefgadget/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/use-innodb.1.0.2.zip)

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## Description

This plugin changes the storage engine of the options table from MyISAM to InnoDB.
Please take note that if you have a relatively fresh WordPress installation, the
options table might already be the InnoDB type. In this case the plugin will not
be of any help, but will not cause any issues either.

The InnoDB storage engine locks tables (when needed) on a single row level, while
MyISAM does this on the entire table level, this is less effective and leads to 
WordPress slow-ness when working with highly loaded sites or large options table.

The plugin starts working right after activation and doesn’t have any settings.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Use InnoDB” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ WPChef ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchefgadget/)

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## Changelog

#### 1.0.2

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **6 years ago**
 *  Active installations **200+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.4.19**
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## Contributors

 *   [ WPChef ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchefgadget/)

## Support

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