If you use a script-driven application for your site, any info that both you and the site users create will be stored in a database - a collection of information, that's structured in cells and tables for simpler reading and writing. The latter is carried out through special software referred to as database management system and one of the most popular ones worldwide is MySQL. A large amount of script apps are created to work with MySQL since it is easy to use, it works very well on a web server and it's also universal as it can function with widely used web programming languages (Python, Perl, PHP, Java) and on various hosting server OS (Windows, UNIX, Linux). There are thousands of scripts which use MySQL, including quite popular ones for instance WordPress, Joomla™ and Moodle.

MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Hosting

Starting or editing a MySQL database is going to be really easy with any of our shared hosting. This can be carried out via our feature-rich Hepsia Control Panel through which you can set up or erase a database, create a backup with one mouse click or take advantage of the highly efficient phpMyAdmin software tool to edit cells and tables or import a whole database if you are moving a script-driven site from another web hosting provider. You could also enable remote access to any database within your account and decide from what IP addresses the connection will be established, to ensure the protection of your information. If you decide to use any of the script platforms which we offer with our script installer, you'll not have to do anything because our system will set up a brand new database and link it to the site automatically. If you face any problems to control your databases, you should check our help articles and instructional videos or get in touch with our tech support.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You shall be able to use any script that requires MySQL with any of our semi-dedicated packages considering the fact that we have the latest version installed on all machines - MySQL 5. Through our in-house built Hepsia website hosting CP, you'll be able to quickly set up or remove a database, change its password, back it up with a single mouse click or examine the hourly and daily access statistics for it. If you would like to manage the content of a database directly, not by using a script, you shall have 2 options - either employing the web interface of the phpMyAdmin tool, that's available inside the Control Panel, or using an application installed on your computer since we support remote database access. For the abovementioned option, you will need to add your IP address via the hosting account first as an added level of security against unauthorized access to your info.