mariadbHow to list available engines in Mariadb?

To list available engines in Mariadb, you can use the SHOW ENGINES command. This command will display a list of all available storage engines and their status.

Example

MariaDB [(none)]> SHOW ENGINES;
+--------------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+------+------------+
| Engine             | Support | Comment                                                        | Transactions | XA   | Savepoints |
+--------------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+------+------------+
| CSV                | YES     | CSV storage engine                                             | NO           | NO   | NO         |
| InnoDB             | DEFAULT | Supports transactions, row-level locking, and foreign keys     | YES          | YES  | YES        |
| MEMORY             | YES     | Hash based, stored in memory, useful for temporary tables      | NO           | NO   | NO         |
| MyISAM             | YES     | MyISAM storage engine                                          | NO           | NO   | NO         |
| PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA | YES     | Performance Schema                                             | NO           | NO   | NO         |
| Aria               | YES     | Crash-safe tables with MyISAM heritage                         | NO           | NO   | NO         |
+--------------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+------+------------+
7 rows in set (0.00 sec)

The output of the command will show the engine name, support status, comment, transactions, XA, and savepoints.

The Support column will indicate whether the engine is supported or not. The Comment column will provide a brief description of the engine. The Transactions column will indicate whether the engine supports transactions or not. The XA column will indicate whether the engine supports XA transactions or not. The Savepoints column will indicate whether the engine supports savepoints or not.

Helpful links

• MariaDB Documentation - SHOW ENGINES

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