Magento install complains about missing InnoDB when it is available

Question

During installation, Magento produces the following error:

Database server does not support the InnoDB storage engine.

I\'ve fix

Answer 1

Or don't do a core-hack! You should override the Installer-Model softly before Installation:

Paste this in your app/code/local/Company/InstallBugfix/etc/config.xml:

    
        
            0.1.0
        
    
    
        
            
                Company_InstallBugfix_Model
            
            
                
                    Company_InstallBugfix_Model_Installer_Db_Mysql4
                
            
        
    

And following in app/code/local/Company/InstallBugfix/Model/Installer/Db/Mysql4.php:

_getConnection()
                     ->fetchPairs('SHOW ENGINES');
        return (isset($variables['InnoDB']) && $variables['InnoDB'] != 'NO');
    }
}

And enable the extension. The advantage is, that the old validation is still correct, if the mysql-version is older.