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Database type and collation

5 replies · Started by Anthony on January 15, 2021

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January 15, 2021 at 10:11 am #1620401

I wanted to confirm, when I create my database to use with Wordpress and GeneratePress,

should the database type be MyISAM,

and the collation: utf8mb4_general_ci

is the recommended settings to use?

January 15, 2021 at 5:57 pm #1620730

Hi there,

There are no recommended settings to use as GP doesn't do anything special here.

Things like these are generally handled by WordPress and not the theme.

Hope this helps :)

January 21, 2021 at 6:48 am #1627754

I am still a bit confused. I know GeneratePress is not directly concerned with the database, but it runs on WordPress which is dependent on the database.

For example, I am reading in some places that using InnoDB for your WordPress database is better than using MyISAM type?

Can you tell me what you would recommend for best performance and fewer issues?

Thank you.

January 21, 2021 at 11:20 am #1628276

I am reading in some places that using InnoDB for your WordPress database is better than using MyISAM type?

In that case you should try InnoDB and see if you encounter any issues.

As long as the database type works for WP, it should not generates any issues with GP.

January 25, 2021 at 7:57 am #1632972

Just curious. What do you guys use for your database?
MyISAM or InnoDB?

What about Collation type?

January 25, 2021 at 5:58 pm #1633484

I checked with Tom on this and he has no idea what we are using - so it's safe to say that we don't have a specific recommendation on this.

Sorry about that.

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