When you use a script-driven app for your Internet site, any data which both you and the website users create shall be stored within a database - an accumulation of information, that is arranged in cells and tables for easier reading and writing. The latter is done by using special software referred to as database management system and one of the most well-known ones around the globe is MySQL. A large amount of script applications are designed to work with MySQL because it’s convenient to use, it works exceptionally well on a web server and it's also universal as it can work with famous web programming languages (Java, PHP, Perl, Python) and on various server Operating Systems (Windows, UNIX, Linux). There are loads of scripts which use MySQL, including really popular ones for instance WordPress, Joomla™ and Moodle.

MySQL 5 Databases in Website Hosting

Creating or changing a MySQL database is going to be easy with any of our website hosting. This can be carried out via our feature-rich Hepsia Control Panel in which you can set up or delete a database, set up a backup copy with just one click or employ the highly efficient phpMyAdmin software tool to modify cells and tables or import an entire database if you are moving a script-driven website from another web hosting provider. You may also enable remote access to any database within your account and decide from what IP addresses the connection shall be established, in order to guarantee the security of your data. If you opt to use any of the script platforms which we provide with our script installer, you won't have to do anything simply because our system will create a new database and link it to the website automatically. If you face any difficulties to manage your databases, you should check our help articles and educational videos or get hold of our tech support team.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers

You shall be able to use any script that requires MySQL with any of our Linux semi-dedicated servers as we have the latest version set up on all servers - MySQL 5. Through our in-house built Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you shall be able to quickly set up or remove a database, modify its password, back it up with one mouse 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 will have 2 options - either employing the web interface of the phpMyAdmin tool, that's available inside the Control Panel, or using an application set up on your PC given that we support remote database access. For the latter option, you will need to include your IP address via the web hosting account first as an added level of protection against unauthorized access to your info.