All script applications such as forums or e-shops save their information within a database - a group of cells and tables which contains all the website data such as items, prices, comments, and so forth. When you open a certain page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the required data, then displays it. The intermediary software which connects the script and the database is known as a database management system and one of the most widely used ones is MySQL. The latter is frequently used simply because it runs on different platforms (Windows, Linux, UNIX) and with a range of scripting languages (Java, PHP, Perl, Python), not mentioning its excellent functionality even with big databases. Lots of popular platforms such as Joomla or WordPress use MySQL databases to save their content.

MySQL 5 Databases in Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia CP that comes with our Linux hosting service will enable you to take care of all your MySQL databases easily. It takes just a few mouse clicks to set up a completely new database and with only one more click you could back it up if you want to have a copy before you update your website, for instance. You shall be able to change the password, remove 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 so as to ensure that unauthorized people shall not be able to access your information. If you want to view the database content or edit any cell or table using the Control Panel, you can use phpMyAdmin, a powerful web-based interface. Using any one of our script-driven applications will also be easy as our script installer will set up a database for the script you have selected automatically.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers

You shall be able to use any script that requires MySQL with all of our Linux semi-dedicated servers due to the fact that we have the most up-to-date version installed on all machines - MySQL 5. Via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP, you shall be able to swiftly set up or erase a database, change its password, back it up with just a single click or check out the hourly and daily access statistics for it. If you'd like to manage the content of a database directly, not through a script, you shall have two options - either using the web interface of the phpMyAdmin tool, which is available in the CP, or using an app set up on your PC given that we support remote database access. For the abovementioned option, you'll have to add your IP address from the hosting account first as an added level of protection against unauthorized access to your info.