If you use a script-driven platform for your Internet site, it stores its data within a database and the more substantial the Internet site gets, the more data it gathers. As an illustration, if you start an electronic store, the size of the database the e-commerce script uses will increase any time you add more goods. The exact same is valid for a forum script - the more users which register and the more opinions they post, the bigger the database. If your Internet sites become more popular or you simply want to include more content, this may develop into a problem if your Internet hosting account has limited database storage space. What the particular effect of hitting the limit shall be depends on the script - the site may function properly, but you may not be able to include any new content; the internet site could be viewed with errors; or, in the worst case scenario, your entire website could simply go offline.
MySQL Database Storage in Cloud Website Hosting
We use a revolutionary cloud website hosting platform and all databases set up in the cloud website hosting accounts on it are handled by a separate cluster of servers, so we have made a decision to not limit the total space they can take. Each database in an account could be of any size, so the growth of your Internet sites will not be limited, given that we can easily keep connecting more and more web servers to the cluster if required for providing both more space and much better load balancing. In case you run a discussion board, for example, you won't have to worry that too many users could join or that they could post far too many comments. Taking advantage of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, you will be able to export or import a database of any size with no trouble. If you experience any difficulties with this task, you can check our help articles and instructional videos or you may get hold of our support team, which is available 24-7, including holidays and weekends.
MySQL Database Storage in Semi-dedicated Servers
The semi-dedicated plans which we provide use a custom cloud platform in which the files, databases and e-mail messages are handled by their own clusters of servers. Basically, when you use such a plan, you’ll no longer need to worry about the size of your databases as there's practically no limitation for the database space - we may keep adding as many hard drives or whole machines to the cluster as required. Therefore, any MySQL-based site that you host in the semi-dedicated account could grow without any limitations. Via the phpMyAdmin tool, which could be accessed through the Hepsia web hosting CP, you will be able to import or export your databases with several clicks regardless how large they are. In case you lack previous experience with such matters, you could ask our tech support for assistance.