Convert WordPress Tables from InnoDB to MyISAM, and vice-versa

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The following set of command converts all default WordPress tables from InnoDB to MyISAM storage engine:

ALTER TABLE wp_commentmeta ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_comments ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_links ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_options ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_postmeta ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_posts ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_terms ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_term_relationships ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_term_taxonomy ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_usermeta ENGINE=MYISAM;
ALTER TABLE wp_users ENGINE=MYISAM;

And this set does the opposite – convert MyISAM to InnoDB:

ALTER TABLE wp_commentmeta ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_comments ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_links ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_options ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_postmeta ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_posts ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_terms ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_term_relationships ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_term_taxonomy ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_usermeta ENGINE=INNODB;
ALTER TABLE wp_users ENGINE=INNODB;

For any other table, simply follow this format:

 ALTER TABLE table_name ENGINE=YOUR_CHOICE;