PHP MySQL Hosting

A2 Hosting's PHP Hosting & MySQL Hosting

Every A2 Hosting web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated hosting account includes up-to-date, stable versions of PHP and MySQL. A2 Hosting's Guru Crew support provides expert support for both technologies. Feel at ease with the quality PHP web hosting and MySQL database support you will receive when you become an A2 Hosting customer.

Two of the most common requirements for some of the web's most popular applications (like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla) are PHP and MySQL support. Lucky for you, A2 Hosting has you covered with our quality PHP MySQL web hosting service. Visit our Softaculous page to learn about A2 Hosting's easy to use one-click software installer, perfect for webmasters lacking PHP and MySQL experience.

What Is PHP?

PHP is an abbreviation for Hypertext Pre-Processor. It is a free, open source scripting language and is very popular for creating dynamic web applications. Scripting languages like PHP are ideal for rapid web development. Scripts written in PHP run directly on the web server and can be used to create dynamic web pages by using data retrieved from a database or other data sources. A dynamic web page is created using information pulled from a database, like MySQL, when the visitor access your site. Dynamic web pages, through communication with a database, allow you to provide your visitors with a more personalized browsing experience, display up-to-the-minute inventory of your products, easily manage your blog and much more. PHP is popular for many reasons including its ease of use, stability and for being very secure. A2 Hosting currently supports PHP 5.3.

What is MySQL?

MySQL is extremely popular open source database software. MySQL uses Structured Query Language (SQL), a computer language designed for adding, retrieving and managing data within a database management system with logical, easy-to-use syntax. Using a database such as MySQL to manage data for your dynamic web site comes with many advantages including faster access speeds, enhanced security, increased stability and the ability to handle access by multiple simultaneous visitors. These features make MySQL a quick, flexible and reliable solution. A2 Hosting currently supports MySQL 5.1.

MySQL PHP Hosting

Webmasters use PHP to place instructions into the pages on their website. When a visitor accesses the website , PHP-enabled web server software (like Apache) executes these instructions behind the scenes to retrieve information from a database to be displayed on the page. MySQL is a database that stores and organizes a large amount of information to be accessed by PHP's instructions.

Example: Let's say you would like to create a poetry website. MySQL and PHP save you time because you would only need to add all your poems to your MySQL database once and write one PHP file that could be used to locate any poem in your database and display it on your site. This is opposed to writing an HTML file for EVERY poem you want displayed on your site. This example is extremely simplified, but serves to illustrate how MySQL's and PHP's relationship can create powerful dynamic websites.