In general, innodb is a better mysql engine. By default the migrations do not specify to use it. Here are the steps to make it the default. It's important to make these changes before you run the migrations.

For example, from the post migration:

Schema::create('posts', function(Blueprint $table)
{
    $table->increments('id')->unsigned();
    $table->string('title');
    [...]
});

Add the engine. See the first line within the brackets:

Schema::create('posts', function(Blueprint $table)
{
    $table->engine = 'InnoDB';
    $table->increments('id')->unsigned();
    $table->string('title');
    [...]
});

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Many of the backend options and setup are influenced by or use pieces from Graham Campbell's various works. His CMS is worth a look as it's a more complete piece of software. Graham is an amazing resource for the Laravel Community; Many thanks go out to him.

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