```json
{
    "title": "InnoDB Retired; Back to MyISAM",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2005/01/04/innodb-retired-back-to-myisam/",
    "datePublished": "2005-01-04",
    "dateModified": "2005-01-04",
    "language": "en-US",
    "description": "I have moved my logging and GrabPERF databases back to the MyISAM type; I was not seeing a massive performance increase, and I don't do a lot -- any? --…",
    "author": "spierzchala",
    "publisher": "Performance Zen"
}
```

# InnoDB Retired; Back to MyISAM

I have moved my logging and GrabPERF databases back to the MyISAM type; I was not seeing a massive performance increase, and I don't do a lot -- any? -- of transactions, besides inserts and selects.

I also get a lot of RAM back when I do this.