All script apps such as forums or web stores store their data in a database - a group of cells and tables which contains all the site information including items, prices, comments, etc. When you open a certain page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the specified information, then shows it. The intermediary software that connects the script and the database is referred to as a database management system and among the most well-known ones is MySQL. The latter is commonly used because it functions on different platforms (Linux, UNIX, Windows) and with a variety of scripting languages (Java, Perl, Python, PHP), not mentioning its amazing efficiency even with large databases. Lots of famous platforms such as Joomla™ or WordPress work with MySQL databases to keep their content.

MySQL 5 Databases in Website Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia Control Panel that comes with our website hosting will allow you to control all your MySQL databases easily. It requires only a couple of clicks to set up a completely new database and with one more click you may back it up if you would like to have a copy before you update your site, for instance. You will be able to change the password, delete a database or enable remote access to it just as fast. For the latter option you'll be able to choose the IP addresses that'll be able to connect to the database remotely to make sure that unauthorized people will not be able to access your information. If you wish to view the database content or modify any cell or table from the CP, you can use phpMyAdmin, an excellent web-based interface. Using any one of our script-driven apps will also be quite simple as our script installer will create a database for the script which you have selected automatically.