Are you looking for a hosting service? We will give you some tips so that you can choose an appropriate hosting service for your needs.
If you install MySQL in your personal computer or laptop as a local MySQL server, it is sufficient for practicing and learning MySQL. However if you start doing serious development on top of MySQL that involves other developers, you probably need a remote dedicated MySQL server so that you and your you team can access it anywhere anytime with an internet connection.
Many hosting companies offering MySQL hosting with various hosting plans. When choosing a MySQL hosting provider, you do need to consider several additional options beyond the standard features such as MySQL version, MySQL server uptime, backup, bandwidth, and storage:
- “Unlimited” MySQL databases with unlimited storage. This feature is very important if you want to scale up your operations and create additional MySQL databases without being charged. You need to do serious research to compare the services of a good number of hosting providers before going forward with the most suitable one.
- Database client management tools. To have a good database client management tool is so important because you’ll use it to interact with the MySQL database server on a regular basis. The MySQL client management tools provided by hosting provider must be intuitive and easy to use for DBA and developers who are working often with MySQL. Most hosting companies offer phpmyadmin software as a default tool for working with MySQL database server. The phpmyadmin tool is free web-based software that allows you to perform various database tasks including executing the query, backing up data, uploading data, etc., so when you choose a hosting provider, make sure that phpmyadmin is available.
- Secure connection to MySQL server. If your data is sensitive, you need a secure connection to your MySQL server. Ask the hosting provider to provide you with a secure shell (SSH) tunnel.
