When you use a script-driven application for your Internet site, any information that both you and the site users create shall be stored within a database - an accumulation of information, which is organized in cells and tables for easier reading and writing. The latter is accomplished by using special software referred to as database management system and one of the most popular ones globally is MySQL. A lot of script apps are built to work with MySQL because it’s easy to use, it works perfectly on a website hosting server and it's also universal as it can work with well-known web programming languages (Java, PHP, Perl, Python) and on a number of web server Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, UNIX). There are hundreds of scripts that use MySQL, including very popular ones like WordPress, Moodle and Joomla™.

MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Web Hosting

Our shared web hosting plans allow you to host MySQL-driven websites without problems as our cloud platform has the latest management system version set up. You shall be able to set up, delete and control your databases effortlessly using our custom-made Hepsia CP. If you want to migrate a site from another web hosting company, you may use the phpMyAdmin tool which you could access from Hepsia, or you can connect remotely after you've allowed this feature for your IP address. In the same way you could also edit certain cells or tables within any of your databases. Creating a backup is equally uncomplicated and requires only a mouse click on the Backup button for a particular database. This function allows you to keep a copy of a site on your personal computer or to export the content of a particular database, modify it on your end using some software, and then import it back.

MySQL 5 Databases in Semi-dedicated Servers

MySQL 5 is one of the database management systems offered with our semi-dedicated plans and you'll be able to install and use any script application which requires a MySQL database without any difficulty. Our state-of-the-art Hepsia Control Panel will give you complete control of any database which you create - you can change its password with a click, export or import content and even access it remotely using an application set up on your personal computer. To make certain that nobody else will be able to use the latter option, you'll have to add your IP address in the Control Panel just before you're able to access the database. If you want a web interface to control a specific database, Hepsia shall give you access to the feature-rich phpMyAdmin tool through which you can modify particular cells and tables or run MySQL commands through your Internet browser.