All script applications such as forums or virtual stores keep their data in a database - a collection of cells and tables which contains the site information such as items, prices, comments, and so on. Anytime you open a particular page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the required info, then shows it. The intermediary software that connects the script and the database is known as a database management system and amongst the most famous ones is MySQL. The latter is widely used because it can run on different platforms (Linux, Windows, UNIX) and with a range of scripting languages (Java, Perl, Python, PHP), not mentioning its amazing functionality even with big databases. Lots of well-known platforms including WordPress or Joomla™ employ MySQL databases to store their content.

MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia Control Panel offered with our Linux shared hosting will allow you to control all your MySQL databases easily. It takes just a couple of clicks to set up a 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 modify the password, delete a database or enable remote access to it just as fast. For the latter option you'll be able to opt for the IP addresses that'll be able to connect to the database remotely in order to ensure that unauthorized people shall not be able to access your data. If you would like to see the database content or modify any cell or table through the CP, you may use phpMyAdmin, a powerful web-based interface. Using any of our script-driven apps will also be very easy as our script installer will create a database for the script that you have picked automatically.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to use any script that requires MySQL with any of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting as we have the latest version installed on all web servers - MySQL 5. Via our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you'll be able to swiftly create or erase a database, change its password, back it up with just a single click or check the hourly and daily access statistics for it. If you want to handle the content of a database directly, not via a script, you will have two options - either using the web interface of the phpMyAdmin tool, that is available inside the CP, or using an application installed on your PC given that we support remote database access. For the latter option, you will need to add your IP address via the web hosting account first as an extra level of security against unauthorized access to your information.