What is an SQL engine?

How does SQL engine work?

Every SQL database engine contain two main components Compiler and Virtual machine to execute the queries. The compiler read the query and convert that query to appropriate byte code, then that byte code evaluated by the virtual machine and a proper response given back to the client.

What is an engine in a database?

A database engine is the underlying system that a database uses to function. Many different technologies rely on internal "engines," which are the fundamental building blocks on which they operate.

How many types of engines are there in SQL?

There are two types of storage engines in MySQL: transactional and non-transactional. For MySQL 5.5 and later, the default storage engine is InnoDB. The default storage engine for MySQL prior to version 5.5 was MyISAM.

What is the best SQL engine?

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