Understanding MySQL InnoDB Corruption and Recovery Methods
InnoDB is a transaction-safe and the default storage engine in MySQL version 8.4 and above. It protects user data with its rollback, commit, and crash-recovery capabilities. It supports B-tree indexes, cluster indexes, and more. However, like other files, InnoDB files (.idb) are also prone to corruption. If the InnoDB database files get corrupted, you may face errors, like Error 1146: Table ‘xxxx’ doesn’t exist, InnoDB: Database page corruption on a disk or a failure, etc. Corruption in InnoDB tables or database can occur due to multiple reasons. In this article, we'll understand the reasons behind the MySQL InnoDB database/tables corruption and discuss the methods to recover corrupt InnoDB tables/database.