All script applications such as forums or web shops save their information in a database - a group of cells and tables containing all the website info such as items, prices, comments, and so forth. Each time you open a particular page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the necessary information, then displays it. The mid-level software that connects the script and the database is called a database management system and among the most famous ones is MySQL. The latter is commonly used as it runs on a number of platforms (Windows, UNIX, Linux) and with a variety of scripting languages (Python, Perl, PHP, Java), not mentioning its great performance even with huge databases. Numerous widely used platforms like WordPress or Joomla™ work with MySQL databases to save their content.
MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Hosting
Creating or changing a MySQL database shall be quite simple with each of our Linux shared hosting service. This can be done via our feature-rich Hepsia CP in which you can create or erase a database, create a backup with a single mouse click or take advantage of the highly effective phpMyAdmin software tool in order to edit cells and tables or import an entire database if you are moving a script-driven website from another hosting provider. You could even enable remote access to any database inside your account and choose from what IP addresses the connection will be established, so as to guarantee the protection of your data. Should you decide to use any of the script platforms which we offer you with our script installer, you will not need to do anything simply because our system will create a new database and link it to the Internet site automatically. If you experience any problems to control your databases, you should check our help articles and training videos or communicate with our technical support.
MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers
You'll be able to use any script that requires MySQL with each of our semi-dedicated hosting service as we have the newest version installed on all servers - MySQL 5. Through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you will be able to swiftly set up or erase a database, change its password, back it up with a single click or check the hourly and daily access statistics for it. If you want to manage the content of a database directly, not by using a script, you shall have two options - either employing the web interface of the phpMyAdmin tool, that's available in the CP, or using an application set up on your laptop or computer since we support remote database access. For the abovementioned option, you will need to add your IP address through the hosting account first as an extra level of protection against unauthorized access to your info.