If you use a script-driven application for your site, any info that both you and the website users generate will be stored in a database - a collection of info, which is structured in cells and tables for easier reading and writing. The latter is done through special software called database management system and one of the most well-known ones world-wide is MySQL. A wide range of script apps are designed to work with MySQL as it's simple to use, it performs perfectly on a website hosting server and it's universal as it can function with well-known web programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Java) and on numerous server OS (Windows, UNIX, Linux). There are hundreds of scripts which use MySQL, including really popular ones for example Moodle, Joomla™ and WordPress.

MySQL 5 Databases in Web Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia Control Panel offered with our Linux web hosting will allow you to take care of all your MySQL databases with ease. It takes only a couple of clicks to create a new database and with one more click you may back it up if you'd like to have a copy before you update your Internet site, for instance. You will be able to change the password, delete a database or allow remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you may choose the IP addresses which will be able to connect to the database remotely so as to ensure that unauthorized people won't be able to access your information. If you wish to view the database content or edit any cell or table via the CP, you should use phpMyAdmin, an effective web-based interface. Using any one of our script-driven apps shall also be quite simple as our script installer will set up a database for the script that you have picked out automatically.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Hosting

MySQL 5 is one of the database management systems provided with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting and you will be able to set up and use any script application that requires a MySQL database very easily. Our advanced Hepsia Control Panel will give you complete control of any database that you create - you may change its password with a mouse click, export or import content and even access it remotely using an application installed on your computer or laptop. To ensure that nobody else shall be able to use the latter option, you'll have to add your IP address in the CP before you are able to access the database. If you prefer a web interface to handle a particular database, Hepsia will give you access to the feature-rich phpMyAdmin tool through which you can edit specific cells and tables or run MySQL commands through your Internet browser.