All script apps such as forums or online stores keep their info within a database - a group of cells and tables which contains all the site data like items, prices, comments, and many others. Whenever you open a certain page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the needed information, then displays it. The mid-level software which connects the script and the database is called a database management system and amongst the most widely used ones is MySQL. The latter is commonly used because it runs on different platforms (Windows, Linux, UNIX) and with a number of scripting languages (Java, Perl, Python, PHP), not mentioning its fantastic functionality even with large databases. A lot of widely used platforms such as Joomla™ or WordPress work with MySQL databases to keep their content.

MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Website Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia CP offered with our Linux shared website hosting packages allows you to control all your MySQL databases easily. It takes just a couple of mouse clicks to create a new database and with one more click you may back it up if you would like to have a copy before you update your Internet site, for example. You'll be able to modify the password, remove a database or permit remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you could opt for the IP addresses that will be able to connect to the database remotely to ensure that unauthorized people will not be able to access your data. If you would like to view the database content or change any cell or table using the CP, you may use phpMyAdmin, a powerful web-based interface. Using any one of our script-driven apps will also be super easy as our script installer will set up a database for the script that you have picked automatically.