All script applications including forums or virtual stores keep their data inside a database - a set of cells and tables that contains all the website info like items, prices, comments, and so on. Each time you open a certain page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the specified info, then displays it. The intermediary software that connects the script and the database is called a database management system and one of the most widely used ones is MySQL. The latter is widely used because it operates on a number of platforms (Linux, Windows, UNIX) and with numerous scripting languages (Python, Perl, PHP, Java), not mentioning its amazing functionality even with massive databases. A lot of famous platforms including WordPress or Joomla™ employ MySQL databases to store their content.

MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia CP included with our shared hosting will allow you to manage all your MySQL databases easily. It takes just a couple of clicks to set up a brand new database and with only one more click you could back it up if you would like to have a copy before you update your web site, for instance. You will be able to change the password, delete a database or allow remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you'll be able to opt for the IP addresses which will be able to connect to the database remotely so as to ensure that unauthorized people won't be able to access your data. If you would like to see the database content or change any cell or table via the CP, you can use phpMyAdmin, an efficient web-based interface. Using any of our script-driven applications will also be easy as our script installer will set up a database for the script which you have picked out automatically.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers

You'll be able to use any script that requires MySQL with all of our semi-dedicated servers considering the fact that we have the most up-to-date version installed on all web servers - MySQL 5. Using our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP, you will be able to swiftly create or delete a database, change its password, back it up with a single click or check out the hourly and daily access statistics for it. If you want to manage the content of a database directly, not via a script, you'll have 2 options - either using the web interface of the phpMyAdmin tool, that is available in the Control Panel, or using an app set up on your laptop or computer since we support remote database access. For the aforementioned option, you'll need to include your IP address through the hosting account first as an additional level of safety against unauthorized access to your data.