If you use a script-driven platform for your website, it stores its data in a database and the more substantial the site becomes, the more information it gathers. For instance, if you start an e-store, the size of the database which the e-commerce script employs will increase any time you add more items. The same applies for a forum script - the more users that register and the more responses they publish, the larger the database. If your sites gain popularity or you just want to include more content, this may become a problem if your hosting account has limited database storage area. What the specific effect of hitting the limit shall be depends on the script - the website can perform properly, but you may not be able to add any new information; the internet site could be shown with errors; or, in the worst case scenario, the entire internet site might go offline.
MySQL Database Storage in Shared Hosting
All shared hosting accounts acquired from us are created on our custom cloud website hosting platform where every part of the Internet hosting service has its own cluster of servers. The databases are not an exception and because we're able to keep adding extra web servers to the cluster that manages them, the space you could use for your databases is virtually unrestricted. Thus, you may expand your sites as much as you want and run any script that requires MySQL without ever being concerned that you'll reach some cap and that your sites will not work properly. In addition, you’ll be able to freely export and import databases of any size via your Hepsia web hosting CP. In case you have any questions in this matter, you can ask our 24/7/365 tech support team to help you with either one of these tasks.
MySQL Database Storage in Semi-dedicated Servers
The semi-dedicated hosting plans that we offer you use a custom cloud platform in which 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 will no longer need to worry about the size of your databases simply because there's practically no limit for the database space - we can keep adding as many HDDs or entire machines to the cluster as needed. As a result, any MySQL-based website that you host in the semi-dedicated account may develop without any limitations. Via the phpMyAdmin software tool, which can be accessed through the Hepsia hosting CP, you will be able to import or export your databases with a couple of clicks irrespective of how large they are. If you do not have previous experience with such matters, you can always ask our technical support for assistance.