Compared with a static HTML Internet site where all content is on the actual site pages, any script-driven site collects its info inside a database. A few examples of this sort of sites are a WordPress blog or an OpenCart electronic commerce portal - in both cases, item listings, selling prices, blog posts, user feedback and so on are gathered in the database and not inside the actual script files. The more the data you add, the more substantial the database becomes and if your Internet hosting plan has some limit for the maximum size a database can have, your site might not work adequately as soon as you hit that limit. The consequences can vary from not being able to add new information to badly functioning site or even the site displaying only error messages and not being available at all.
MySQL Database Storage in Website Hosting
Due to our custom cloud web hosting platform, we could offer unlimited space for the MySQL databases that you create in your website hosting account. Unlike many website hosting providers which run everything on one server, we have an entire cluster which manages only the databases and nothing else. As a result, not only is the functionality better, but the cluster capacity is also inexhaustible as we can easily add more machines at any time if required. Thus your websites could keep expanding without any restrictions. You could import or export any database no matter its size via the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and the phpMyAdmin tool, which you can use to handle your databases. If you want assistance, you may always check out our educational videos or make contact with our technical 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 that we provide use a custom cloud platform where the files, databases and e-mail messages are managed by their own clusters of machines. Put simply, if you use this kind of plan, you’ll no longer need to worry about the size of your databases because there is practically no limitation for the database space - we could keep adding as many hard disks or whole servers to the cluster as needed. For that reason, any MySQL-based Internet site that you host in the semi-dedicated account can easily develop without any limits. Via the phpMyAdmin software instrument, which can be accessed from the Hepsia web hosting CP, you'll be able to import or export your databases with a couple of clicks irrespective of how big they are. In case you lack previous experience with such matters, you can ask our tech support team for help.