All script apps such as forums or web stores store their info within a database - a group of cells and tables that contains all the website info such as items, prices, comments, etc. Every time you open a certain page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the necessary info, then displays it. The intermediary software which connects the script and the database is called a database management system and amongst the most popular ones is MySQL. The latter is frequently used because it can run on various platforms (Linux, UNIX, Windows) and with a variety of scripting languages (PHP, Java, Python, Perl), not mentioning its fantastic efficiency even with big databases. A lot of popular platforms such as Joomla™ or WordPress use MySQL databases to keep their content.

MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Web Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia CP included with our Linux shared web hosting services allows you to take care of all your MySQL databases without difficulty. It takes only a few clicks to set up 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 website, for instance. You shall be able to change the password, erase a database or enable remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you could choose the IP addresses that will be able to connect to the database remotely in order to ensure that unauthorized people will not be able to access your information. If you want to view the database content or change any cell or table via the CP, you can use phpMyAdmin, an effective web-based interface. Using any of our script-driven applications will also be very easy as our script installer will set up a database for the script that you have picked automatically.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to use any script that requires MySQL with all of our semi-dedicated hosting services considering the fact that we have the most up-to-date version set up on all web servers - MySQL 5. Through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you'll be able to swiftly set up or erase a database, change its password, back it up with just a single mouse click or examine the hourly and daily access statistics for it. If you would like to handle the content of a database directly, not by using a script, you will have 2 options - either working with the web interface of the phpMyAdmin tool, that's available inside the Control Panel, or using an app installed on your PC given that we support remote database access. For the abovementioned option, you will have to include your IP address through the hosting account first as an added level of security against unauthorized access to your information.