If you use a script-driven application for your site, any data which both you and the website users generate shall be stored within a database - an accumulation of info, that is organized in cells and tables for simplier and easier reading and writing. The latter is accomplished by using special software called database management system and one of the most famous ones around the globe is MySQL. A large amount of script apps are built to work with MySQL since it’s easy to use, it performs exceptionally well on a server and it is universal as it can work with widely used web programming languages (Java, Perl, Python, PHP) and on a number of web server OS (Linux, UNIX, Windows). There are huge amounts of scripts that use MySQL, including popular ones such as Moodle, Joomla™ and WordPress.

MySQL 5 Databases in Web Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia CP that comes with our Linux web hosting will allow you to control all your MySQL databases easily. It requires only a couple of mouse clicks to create a brand new database and with one more click you can back it up if you would like to have a copy before you update your web site, for instance. You shall be able to modify the password, delete a database or enable remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you'll be able to pick the IP addresses that'll be able to connect to the database remotely to make sure that unauthorized people shall not be able to access your data. If you wish to see the database content or edit any cell or table via the CP, you should use phpMyAdmin, an efficient web-based interface. Using any of our script-driven applications will also be easy as our script installer will create a database for the script which you have picked automatically.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of our semi-dedicated servers come with MySQL 5 support and the management of your databases shall be very simple. With just a few mouse clicks you will be able to create a completely new database, erase an existing one or modify its password. The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel shall also give you access to far more advanced features including a one-click backup and remote accessibility. For the latter option, you could include only the IP address of your computer to be sure that nobody else is going to be able to access your information. Thus, you can manage the content of any database inside the account using any application on your personal computer. If you'd prefer to do this online, you may use the phpMyAdmin tool, that is available through Hepsia. You will also be able to view hourly and daily MySQL statistics, which will show you how your Internet sites perform and if any of them should be optimized.