If you use a script-driven application for your website, any data which both you and the site users produce 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 done by using special software referred to as database management system and one of the most popular ones worldwide is MySQL. A number of script applications are built to work with MySQL since it’s easy to use, it works perfectly on a website hosting server and it's universal as it can function with widely used web programming languages (PHP, Perl, Python, Java) and on numerous hosting server OS (UNIX, Linux, Windows). There are loads of scripts which use MySQL, including quite popular ones such as WordPress, Moodle and Joomla.

MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Website Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia Control Panel that comes with our shared website hosting allows you to control all your MySQL databases effortlessly. It requires only a few mouse clicks to create a new database and with one more click you can back it up if you want to have a copy before you update your web site, for example. You will be able to modify the password, delete a database or allow remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you could opt for the IP addresses that will be able to connect to the database remotely so as to ensure that unauthorized people won't be able to access your info. If you would like to see the database content or modify any cell or table using the CP, you can use phpMyAdmin, an efficient web-based interface. Using any of our script-driven apps will also be easy as our script installer will create a database for the script 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 will be really easy. With just a couple of clicks you'll be able to create a completely new database, remove an existing one or change its password. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel will also give you access to more advanced functions like a one-click backup and remote accessibility. For the latter option, you can add only the IP address of your personal computer to ensure that no one else will be able to access your info. In this way, you can manage the content of any database in the account through any app on your personal computer. If you'd rather to do this online, you should use the phpMyAdmin tool, that is available through Hepsia. You'll also be able to observe hourly and day-to-day MySQL statistics, that will show you how your Internet sites perform and if any one of them should be optimized.