MySQL Full-text Search Workaround for innoDB tables

Question

I\'m designing an internal web application that uses MySQL as its backend database. The integrity of the data is crucial, so I am using the innoDB engine for i

Answer 1

Good news! In MySQL 5.6 and up, full-text indexes can be used with InnoDB tables. You should consider updating your MySQL to 5.6 or up if you haven't as yet.

With my application full-text search was very important so I just used MyISAM. Now, I have updated MySQL to 5.6, converted the database to InnoDB and added the correct constraints. Best of bother worlds.

MySQL 5.6 Manual - Full-Text Search Functions