If you use a script-driven platform for your website, it stores its info in a database and the bigger the Internet site gets, the more info it gathers. As an illustration, if you launch a web store, the size of the database which the e-commerce script employs will increase when you add more items. Exactly the same applies for a forum script - the more users that register and the more comments they post, the larger the database. If your sites gain popularity or you would like to add more content, this could turn into a problem if your web hosting account has limited database storage space. The exact effect of reaching the limit will be depends on the script - the site could function adequately, but you may not be able to include any new content; the website may be shown with errors; or, in the worst case scenario, your whole site might go offline.

MySQL Database Storage in Website Hosting

Because of our custom cloud website hosting platform, we are able to offer unlimited space for the MySQL databases which you create inside your website hosting account. Unlike many hosting companies that run everything on just a single machine, we have a whole cluster that manages solely the databases and nothing else. For that reason, not only is the performance better, but the cluster capacity is also infinite because we can easily add more web servers anytime if required. In this way your websites could keep evolving with no limitations. You can import or export any database no matter what its size via the Hepsia website hosting CP and the phpMyAdmin tool, which you can use to manage your databases. If you would like help, you can always take a look at our instructional videos or make contact with our tech support representatives who will assist you with any database-related questions within the hour.

MySQL Database Storage in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated servers we offer use a custom cloud platform where the files, databases and emails are handled by their own clusters of servers. Put simply, when you use this type of plan, you will no longer need to worry about the size of your databases simply because there is essentially no restriction for the database space - we may keep adding as many HDDs or entire web servers to the cluster as required. Consequently, any MySQL-based web site which you host inside the semi-dedicated account could evolve without any restrictions. Via the phpMyAdmin software tool, which can be accessed through the Hepsia hosting CP, you shall be able to import or export your databases with several clicks no matter how big they are. In case you don't have previous experience with such matters, you can ask our tech support team for assistance.