If you use a script-driven application for your site, any information which both you and the website users generate shall be stored inside a database - an accumulation of data, that is arranged in cells and tables for simplier and easier reading and writing. The latter is carried out through special software referred to as database management system and one of the most famous ones worldwide is MySQL. A lot of script apps are built to work with MySQL because it’s easy to work with, it functions very well on a web server and it's universal as it can function with common web programming languages (PHP, Java, Perl, Python) and on a variety of server Operating Systems (Windows, UNIX, Linux). There are hundreds of scripts which use MySQL, including really popular ones such as WordPress, Joomla™ and Moodle.

MySQL 5 Databases in Cloud Web Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia Control Panel that comes with our cloud web hosting allows you to manage all your MySQL databases without difficulty. It requires only a couple of mouse clicks to create a brand new database and with just one more click you could back it up if you want to have a copy before you update your Internet site, for instance. You will be able to modify the password, delete a database or enable remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you'll be able to choose the IP addresses that will be able to connect to the database remotely so as to make sure that unauthorized people shall not be able to access your info. If you would like to see the database content or edit any cell or table from the CP, you may use phpMyAdmin, an excellent web-based interface. Using any of our script-driven apps shall also be very easy as our script installer will set up a database for the script that you have selected automatically.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers provide MySQL 5 support and the administration of your databases shall be very simple. With only a few mouse clicks you'll be able to set up a completely new database, remove an existing one or change its password. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel will also offer you access to much more advanced functions such as a one-click backup and remote access. For the latter option, you could include only the IP address of your personal computer to make sure that no one else is going to be able to access your information. In this way, you can manage the content of any database inside the account via any app on your computer system. If you'd prefer to do this online, you could use the phpMyAdmin tool, that is available via Hepsia. You'll also be able to look at hourly and daily MySQL statistics, which will show you how your sites perform and if any of them needs to be optimized.