If you use a script-driven platform for your Internet site, it stores its data in a database and the more substantial the website gets, the more information it collects. For instance, if you start a web store, the size of the database that the e-commerce script uses shall increase whenever you add more items. The same is valid for a forum script - the more users which register and the more comments they publish, the more substantial the database. If your Internet sites become more popular or you just want to include more content, this could turn into a problem if your hosting account has limited database space for storage. The exact effect of reaching the limit will be depends on the script - the site can perform properly, but you may not be able to include any new info; the website could be displayed with errors; or, in the worst scenario, your whole website might go offline.
MySQL Database Storage in Cloud Web Hosting
Due to our custom cloud website hosting platform, we could offer unlimited space for the MySQL databases which you create in your cloud web hosting account. In contrast to many Internet hosting companies that run everything on a single machine, we have a whole cluster which manages just the databases and nothing else. As a result, not only is the overall performance better, but the cluster capacity is also immense as we can add more web servers at any time if required. This way your websites can keep expanding with no limits. You can import or export any database irrespective of its size using the Hepsia website hosting CP and the phpMyAdmin tool, which you can use to handle your databases. If you would like assistance, you can always check out our video tutorials or make contact with our support representatives who shall aid you with all database-related questions within the hour.
MySQL Database Storage in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The semi-dedicated hosting packages we provide use a custom cloud platform in which the files, databases and email messages are managed by their own clusters of web servers. Basically, when you use this kind of plan, you will no longer need to worry about the size of your databases as there is essentially no restriction for the database space - we can keep adding as many HDDs or entire servers to the cluster as required. As a result, any MySQL-based site that you host in the semi-dedicated account could grow without any limitations. Using the phpMyAdmin instrument, which can be accessed through the Hepsia Internet hosting Control Panel, you'll be able to import or export your databases with a couple of clicks irrespective of how big they are. In case you do not have previous experience with such matters, you can always ask our tech support for help.