All script apps including forums or web shops save their information within a database - a set of cells and tables containing all the site information such as items, prices, comments, etc. When you open a specific page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the required info, then shows it. The intermediary software which connects the script and the database is referred to as a database management system and amongst the most widely used ones is MySQL. The latter is widely used as it runs on various platforms (Windows, UNIX, Linux) and with a range of scripting languages (Java, PHP, Perl, Python), not mentioning its amazing efficiency even with large databases. Numerous famous platforms such as Joomla™ or WordPress work with MySQL databases to keep their content.

MySQL 5 Databases in Shared Hosting

The in-house built Hepsia Control Panel offered with our shared plans will allow you to manage all your MySQL databases easily. It requires just a few mouse clicks to create a brand new database and with one more click you may back it up if you'd like to have a copy before you update your site, for instance. You shall be able to modify the password, remove a database or permit remote access to it just as easily. For the latter option you could pick the IP addresses that'll be able to connect to the database remotely to ensure that unauthorized people will not be able to access your information. If you wish to see the database content or modify any cell or table through the Control Panel, you can use phpMyAdmin, an effective web-based interface. Using any one of our script-driven apps shall also be easy as our script installer will create a database for the script that you have picked out automatically.