All script apps such as forums or e-stores save their information in a database - a group of cells and tables which contains all the site info including items, prices, comments, and many others. Anytime you open a particular page, the script connects to the database and retrieves the needed data, then shows it. The intermediary software which connects the script and the database is known as a database management system and amongst the most popular ones is MySQL. The latter is widely used simply because it runs on a number of platforms (Windows, Linux, UNIX) and with numerous scripting languages (PHP, Java, Perl, Python), not mentioning its excellent functionality even with huge databases. A lot of popular platforms including WordPress or Joomla™ employ MySQL databases to store their content.
MySQL 5 Databases in Web Hosting
Starting or modifying a MySQL database shall be very simple with any of our Linux web hosting packages. That can be carried out using our feature-rich Hepsia Control Panel through which you can create or erase a database, create a backup copy with one mouse click or use the highly efficient phpMyAdmin tool in order to modify cells and tables or import a whole database if you are moving a script-driven website from another hosting provider. You may also enable remote access to any database in your account and decide from what IP addresses the connection will be established, so that you can guarantee the protection of your info. If you choose to take advantage of any of the script platforms which we offer with our script installer, you will not need to do anything simply because our system will set up a new database and link it to the site automatically. If you experience any issues to control your databases, you can examine our help articles and video tutorials or communicate with our technical support.