In the previous chapter, we learned about setting up a new system, data dictionary, and system database. Detailed information was provided on caching techniques, globalization, different types of components, and plugin configuration, along with several types of log files which are very important for administration.
This chapter gives detailed information on MySQL 8 storage engines. It explains the InnoDB storage engine and its features in detail and also provides a practical guideline on custom storage engine creation and how to make it pluggable so that it can be installed in MySQL 8. The topics that we will be covering in this chapter are as follows:
- Overview of storage engines
- Several types of storage engines
- The InnoDB storage engine
- Creating a custom storage engine
