1. Overview The default method by which SQLite implements atomic commit and rollback is a rollback journal. Beginning with version 3.7.0 (2010-07-21), a new "Write-Ahead Log" option (hereafter referred to as "WAL") is available. There are advantages and disadvantages to using WAL instead of a rollback journal. Advantages include: WAL is significantly faster in most scenarios. WAL provides more con