When you use a script-driven application for your site, any info which both you and the site users create shall be stored in a database - an accumulation of info, which is arranged in cells and tables for easier reading and writing. The latter is accomplished by using special software called database management system and one of the most popular ones around the globe is MySQL. A wide range of script applications are designed to work with MySQL because it is easy to use, it performs perfectly on a server and it's also universal as it can function with well-known web programming languages (PHP, Java, Perl, Python) and on various server OS (Linux, UNIX, Windows). There are huge amounts of scripts that use MySQL, including extremely popular ones like WordPress, Joomla™ and Moodle.
MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Website Hosting
Our shared website hosting plans will allow you to host MySQL-driven websites without any issue as our cloud platform has the latest management system version set up. You will be able to set up, delete and manage your databases easily via our custom Hepsia CP. If you would like to migrate a website from another web hosting company, you can use the phpMyAdmin tool that you can access through Hepsia, or you can connect remotely right after you have permitted this function for your IP address. In the same way you can even modify specific cells or tables inside any of your databases. Creating a backup is also easy and takes only a mouse click on the Backup button for a particular database. This feature will allow you to keep a copy of a site on your computer or to export the content of a given database, change it on your end using some software, and then import it back.
MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated plans come with MySQL 5 support and the management of your databases shall be very easy. With just a few clicks you'll be able to set up a whole new database, delete an existing one or change its password. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel shall also offer you access to much more advanced features such as a one-click backup and remote access. For the latter option, you could add only the IP address of your personal computer to ensure that no one else is going to be able to access your data. In this way, you can manage the content of any database inside the account using any app on your computer. If you prefer to do this online, you could use the phpMyAdmin tool, that is available via Hepsia. You shall also be able to look at hourly and daily MySQL stats, which will show you how your sites perform and if any one of them needs to be optimized.