All script applications such as forums or online stores store their data within a database - a set of cells and tables which contains the website info like items, prices, comments, and many others. Anytime you open a certain page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the specified information, then displays it. The mid-level software which connects the script and the database is known as a database management system and among the most popular ones is MySQL. The latter is widely used because it runs on several platforms (Linux, UNIX, Windows) and with a number of scripting languages (Python, Perl, PHP, Java), not mentioning its wonderful efficiency even with large databases. Lots of widely used platforms like Joomla™ or WordPress employ MySQL databases to save their content.

MySQL 5 Databases in Hosting

Our hosting allow you to host MySQL-driven sites without any difficulty as our cloud platform has the latest management system version set up. You'll be able to create, remove and control your databases without trouble through our custom-built Hepsia CP. If you'd like to migrate a site from another web hosting provider, you should use the phpMyAdmin tool which you can access from Hepsia, or you can connect remotely right after you've permitted this function for your IP address. In the same way you can even modify certain cells or tables in any of your databases. Generating a backup is also uncomplicated and takes simply a mouse click on the Backup button for a particular database. This function allows you to keep a copy of a site on your personal 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

All our semi-dedicated servers offer MySQL 5 support and the administration of your databases shall be very easy. With just a couple of clicks you are able to create a brand new database, remove an existing one or modify its password. The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel will also give you access to far more advanced features including a one-click backup and remote accessibility. For the latter option, you could include only the IP address of your computer to make sure that nobody else is going to be able to access your data. Thus, you can manage the content of any database inside the account using any application on your PC. If you want to do this online, you can use the phpMyAdmin tool, which is available through Hepsia. You will also be able to see hourly and day-to-day MySQL statistics, which will show you how your websites perform and if any of them should be optimized.