In comparison with a static HTML website where all content is on the actual website pages, any script-driven site gathers all its information in a database. Just a couple of examples of this kind of Internet sites are a WordPress blog or an OpenCart electronic commerce portal - in both cases, item listings, rates, blog posts, user responses and so on are stored in the database and not inside the actual script files. The more the info you include, the larger the database gets and if your hosting plan has some limit for the maximum size a database may have, your website might not perform properly as soon as you hit that limit. The end results can vary from inability to include new info to improperly functioning Internet site or even the website displaying nothing but error messages and not being accessible at all.
MySQL Database Storage in Shared Hosting
We use a revolutionary cloud web hosting platform and all databases created in the shared hosting accounts on it are handled by an independent cluster of web servers, so we've made the decision not to limit the total space they can take. Any database inside an account could be of any size, so the expansion of your websites shall not be constrained, since we could keep attaching additional machines to the cluster if necessary for providing both more space and much better load balancing. If you run a discussion forum, for example, you'll not need to worry that a great number of users may join or that they could post far too many comments. When you use our custom Hepsia Control Panel, you shall be able to export and import a database of any size with ease. If you face any problems with this task, you should check our help articles and video lessons or you can get in touch with our tech support crew, which is available round-the-clock, including holidays and weekends.
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-mails are handled by their own clusters of machines. In other words, when you use such a plan, you will no longer have to worry about the size of your databases simply because there is essentially no restriction for the database space - we can keep adding as many hard drives or whole web servers to the cluster as required. As a result, any MySQL-based Internet site that you host in the semi-dedicated account could grow without any limitations. Using the phpMyAdmin software instrument, which can be accessed through the Hepsia Internet hosting CP, you shall be able to import or export your databases with a couple of mouse clicks regardless how big they are. If you don't have previous experience with such matters, you could always ask our technical support for assistance.