When you write your create table statements, always make sure
that you make them non-ambiguous. That way even though other
servers might have different configurations, you make sure your
table will be created in the same way.
Imagine for instance you are developing an application on a
development server, nicely storing all the scripts you need to
create the same database on your production server. If the same
script creates a table differently on both servers, that might
cause you a lot of headache later on. At Open Query, we strive to
minimise (or preferrably eliminate) headaches.
One of the parts of the create table statement that has the largest impact is the storage engine specification. When you omit the storage engine from the create table statement, your table is automatically created with the default storage engine type configured for the server. Since the storage engine is a very important choice when designing your tables, …
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