All script applications such as forums or e-stores keep their data within a database - a set of cells and tables which contains all of the site info such as items, prices, comments, and many others. Anytime you open a certain page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the required information, then displays it. The intermediary software that connects the script and the database is referred to as a database management system and amongst the most widely used ones is MySQL. The latter is widely used as it functions on several platforms (Linux, UNIX, Windows) and with a number of scripting languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Java), not mentioning its great effectiveness even with big databases. Lots of widely used platforms such as WordPress or Joomla™ employ MySQL databases to store their content.
MySQL 5 Databases in Cloud Website Hosting
The in-house built Hepsia CP included with our Linux cloud website hosting will allow you to manage all your MySQL databases easily. It requires only a few clicks to create a completely new database and with one more click you can back it up if you'd like to have a copy before you update your Internet site, for example. You will be able to modify the password, delete a database or permit 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 to make sure 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 via the CP, you may use phpMyAdmin, a powerful 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 which 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 packages considering the fact that we have the newest version set up on all servers - MySQL 5. Using our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP, you'll be able to easily set up or remove a database, modify its password, back it up with one mouse click or examine the hourly and daily access stats for it. If you want to handle the content of a database directly, not by using a script, you'll have two options - either employing the web interface of the phpMyAdmin tool, that is available in the CP, or using an application installed on your personal computer considering the fact that we support remote database access. For the aforementioned option, you will have to add your IP address from the hosting account first as an extra level of protection against unauthorized access to your data.