When you use a script-driven application for your website, any information that both you and the site users produce shall be stored inside a database - an accumulation of information, that is organized in cells and tables for simpler reading and writing. The latter is done through special software known as database management system and one of the most famous ones world-wide is MySQL. A lot of script applications are created to work with MySQL because it is easy to work with, it functions really well on a hosting server and it's also universal as it can perform with widely used web programming languages (PHP, Java, Perl, Python) and on a variety of server OS (Linux, UNIX, Windows). There are literally thousands of scripts which use MySQL, including extremely popular ones for example WordPress, Moodle and Joomla.

MySQL 5 Databases in Cloud Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia Control Panel that comes with our cloud hosting service allows you to manage all your MySQL databases effortlessly. It takes only a few mouse clicks to create a new database and with only one more click you can back it up if you want to have a copy before you update your web site, for instance. You shall be able to modify the password, delete a database or allow remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you can pick the IP addresses which will be able to connect to the database remotely in order to ensure that unauthorized people won't be able to access your information. If you'd like to see the database content or modify any cell or table via the Control Panel, you may use phpMyAdmin, a powerful web-based interface. Using any 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.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of our Linux semi-dedicated servers offer MySQL 5 support and the administration of your databases will be very easy. With only a few mouse clicks you are able to create a completely new database, delete an existing one or alter its password. The Hepsia website hosting CP shall also give you access to more advanced functions like a one-click backup and remote access. For the latter option, you can add only the IP address of your personal computer to be sure that no one else will be able to access your information. In this way, you can manage the content of any database inside the account via any app on your computer system. If you prefer to do this online, you should use the phpMyAdmin tool, that's available through Hepsia. You shall also be able to view hourly and day-to-day MySQL stats, that will show you how your sites perform and if any one of them has to be optimized.