If you use a script-driven platform for your site, it stores its data in a database and the larger the Internet site becomes, the more info it gathers. For instance, if you launch a web-based store, the size of the database that the e-commerce script uses will increase as you add more products. The same is valid for a forum script - the more users which register and the more responses they post, the more substantial the database. If your Internet sites gain popularity or you would like to add more content, this might turn into a problem if your web hosting account has limited database storage area. The exact effect of hitting the limit will be depends on the script - the website could work properly, but you may not be able to include any new information; the site may be displayed with errors; or, in the worst scenario, the whole site may simply go offline.

MySQL Database Storage in Shared Hosting

Because of our custom cloud hosting platform, we can offer unlimited space for the MySQL databases which you create inside your shared hosting account. In contrast to many website hosting providers that run everything on just a single server, we have a whole cluster that handles solely the databases and nothing else. Consequently, not only is the overall performance better, but the cluster capacity is also infinite due to the fact that we could add more machines anytime if necessary. Thus your sites can keep growing without any limitations. You could import or export any database no matter what its size via the Hepsia Internet hosting CP and the phpMyAdmin tool, you can use to handle your databases. If you'd like assistance, you may always check our video lessons or get hold of our tech support representatives who will assist you with all database-related questions within the hour.

MySQL Database Storage in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Linux semi-dedicated servers which we provide use a custom cloud platform in which the files, databases and email messages are managed by their own clusters of servers. In other words, if you use this kind of plan, you will no longer have to worry about the size of your databases due to the fact that there is practically no limitation for the database space - we can keep adding as many hard disk drives or whole machines to the cluster as required. As a result, any MySQL-based web site which you host in the semi-dedicated account may grow without any restrictions. Using the phpMyAdmin tool, which can be accessed through the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you shall be able to import or export your databases with several clicks regardless how large they are. In case you don't have previous experience with such matters, you can always ask our technical support for help.