Avoid fragmentation for Mysql tables (5 replies)

Hello All,

I am new to mysql. fragmentation occurs for mysql tables whenever I do DML operations and also when I change execution engine from MyISAM to InnoDB.
I can understand fragmentation for DML operations but why when I change execution engine from MyISAM to InnoDB. Please provide your guidelines.

And also, is there any way in which we can avoid fragmentation for tables like in Oracle we can enable row movement.

Please suggest.

Thanks,
Priya