MySQL Table Types that are well known
- MyISAM
- InnoDB
- BSD
When making a choice amongst the different types of tables in MySQL, we need to consider the following points
- Size of database based on the activity
- Nature of database access / activity (whether it involves heavy reads / writes)
- Database backup (schema, data)
- Session handling
- If it involves a sync to another database
- What needs to be done if the application is to be scaled
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