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Is MySQL for Dedicated Website Servers any different from that of regular Web Hosting?


MySQL for Dedicated Website Servers (formerly called Managed Servers) are slightly different from that of the normal Web Hosting packages. Some common questions you may have can be found below.


How many databases are available with a Dedicated Website Server?

You can set up 100 MySQL databases on your Dedicated Website Server.


Where are the databases actually stored?

The databases are stored on the server's hard drive itself as opposed to a MySQL server farm like with the normal Web Hosting. This allows you to utilize all of the server's resources to deal with increased MySQL load and provides a bit quicker response time as the databases are stored internally. This also allows the MySQL databases to be as large as needed, as the only size constraint is the size limitations of the server's hard drive capacity itself. Because the databases are stored on the server itself, the host address for MySQL Databases is localhost. For MySQL5 databases, you must also specify the correct socket to connect which you can append to the end of the host address: localhost:/tmp/mysql5.sock. The information for each database created can be found in the 1&1 Control Panel under the MySQL Administration section if you are unsure.


Is there a size quota for my the MySQL databases?

There is no MySQL size limit on Dedicated Website Servers. Customers can use the entire disk space of the server for their MySQL databases if they want. Ideally, the MySQL databases should not consume more than one third of the disk capacity otherwise there may not be enough available space to dump the MySQL databases for backup purposes.



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