When you use a script-driven application for your website, any information that both you and the website users create shall be stored inside a database - a collection of info, that's structured in cells and tables for simpler reading and writing. The latter is carried out by employing special software called database management system and one of the most widely used ones worldwide is MySQL. A lot of script applications are designed to work with MySQL because it’s easy to work with, it functions really well on a server and it's also universal as it can perform with common web programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Java) and on a number of hosting server OS (Windows, Linux, UNIX). There are literally thousands of scripts that use MySQL, including popular ones for example WordPress, Moodle and Joomla.
MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Web Hosting
Our Linux shared web hosting packages allow you to host MySQL-driven Internet sites without problems as our cloud platform has the latest management system version installed. You will be able to create, erase and control your databases with ease through our custom Hepsia Control Panel. If you want to migrate an Internet site from another web hosting provider, you should use the phpMyAdmin tool which you could access through Hepsia, or you can connect remotely after you have permitted this function for your IP address. In the same way you may also modify specific cells or tables in any of your databases. Setting up a backup is also painless and requires only a mouse click on the Backup button for a certain database. This feature will allow you to keep a copy of an Internet site on your computer or to export the content of a particular database, change it on your end using some software, and then import it back.
MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages come with MySQL 5 support and the management of your databases shall be quite simple. With just a couple of clicks you will be able to set up a whole new database, remove an existing one or change its password. The Hepsia website hosting CP shall also give you access to far more advanced features like a one-click backup and remote access. For the latter option, you can add only the IP address of your personal computer to ensure that no one else is going to be able to access your information. Thus, you can handle the content of any database in the account via any application on your personal computer. If you prefer to do this online, you can use the phpMyAdmin tool, that is available through Hepsia. You'll also be able to see hourly and daily MySQL statistics, that will show you how your Internet sites perform and if any of them should be optimized.