If you use a script-driven platform for your site, it stores its information within a database and the more substantial the website gets, the more data it gathers. For example, if you launch an e-store, the size of the database that the e-commerce script employs will increase any time you add more items. The same is valid for a forum script - the more users that register and the more comments they publish, the larger the database. If your websites gain popularity or you just want to add more content, this may turn into a problem in the event that your hosting account has limited database space for storage. The specific effect of reaching the limit shall be depends on the script - the Internet site may function correctly, but you may not be able to add any new information; the website may be displayed with errors; or, in the worst scenario, your entire internet site may simply go offline.

MySQL Database Storage in Shared Website Hosting

We use a revolutionary cloud hosting platform and all databases set up in the shared website hosting accounts on it are managed by an independent cluster of servers, so we've made the decision not to limit the total space they could take. Every database inside an account may be of any size, so the development of your Internet sites won't be limited, since we can easily keep attaching more and more servers to the cluster if required for providing both more space and better load balancing. If you run a community forum, for example, you shall not need to worry that way too many users could join or that they might post way too many comments. When you use our custom Hepsia CP, you'll be able to export and import a database of any size effortlessly. If you experience any problems with this task, you should check our help articles and video tutorials or you can get hold of our tech support crew, which is available 24/7, including weekends & holidays.

MySQL Database Storage in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated plans we offer you use a custom cloud platform where the files, databases and e-mail messages are handled by their own clusters of web servers. In other words, if you use this type of plan, you’ll no longer need to worry about the size of your databases due to the fact that there is virtually no restriction for the database space - we can keep adding as many hard disks or entire web servers to the cluster as required. Therefore, any MySQL-based website that you host inside the semi-dedicated account can grow without any restrictions. Via the phpMyAdmin instrument, which could be accessed through the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you shall be able to import or export your databases with several mouse clicks regardless of how big they are. In case you lack previous experience with such matters, you can always ask our technical support for help.