MySQL 5 Databases
Find out what relational databases are and whether using MySQL databases can be beneficial for your websites and applications.
When you use a script-driven app for your Internet site, any information that both you and the website users produce shall be stored within a database - an accumulation of info, which is arranged in cells and tables for easier reading and writing. The latter is carried out by using special software known as database management system and one of the most well-known ones world-wide is MySQL. A number of script applications are built to work with MySQL since it is easy to use, it functions really well on a server and it is universal as it can perform with popular web programming languages (Python, Perl, PHP, Java) and on various hosting server OS (UNIX, Linux, Windows). There are huge amounts of scripts which use MySQL, including very popular ones like WordPress, Moodle and Joomla™.
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MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Website Hosting
The in-house built Hepsia Control Panel that comes with our
shared website hosting plans will enable you to manage all your MySQL databases with ease. It requires just a couple of mouse clicks to set up a completely new database and with one more click you may back it up if you'd like to have a copy before you update your web site, for example. You will be able to modify the password, remove a database or enable remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you may choose the IP addresses that'll be able to connect to the database remotely so as to ensure that unauthorized people won't be able to access your info. If you would like to view the database content or modify any cell or table via the CP, you should use phpMyAdmin, an effective web-based interface. Using any of our script-driven apps shall also be easy as our script installer will set up a database for the script you have chosen automatically.
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MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our
semi-dedicated plans come with MySQL 5 support and the management of your databases shall be quite simple. With just a couple of clicks you'll be able to create a new database, erase an existing one or change its password. The Hepsia web hosting CP shall also give you access to much more advanced features like a one-click backup and remote access. For the latter option, you can add only the IP address of your personal computer to make certain that no one else is going to be able to access your information. That way, you can manage the content of any database in the account through any app on your personal computer. If you'd prefer to do this online, you may use the phpMyAdmin tool, which is available via Hepsia. You'll also be able to look at hourly and daily MySQL stats, that will show you how your sites perform and if any one of them has to be optimized.