Before I start I want to say this is my first site I am uploading that has a database - so I will appreshate any help whatsoever!
What site is the best for webhosting - the cheapest and most reliable? I'm not sure how big my database will get - but I need to have a lot of space! (just in case).
I, of cource, don't want my site to break down, so need a very reliable well known site. I have an account already with 1and1.com - and know about Godaddy.com but neither of them are really THAT cheap - if you know what I mean. There is one site I found : "http://www.000webhost.com/" - does this seem alright?
Also, when I upload my site and database - do I have to leave my computer on full time to allow my database to be added to etc?!! Is there some way I can upload the database from my computer - so it's not anything to do with my computer ... or something.
As you can tell - this really is my first site - and I have really know idea.
Im using MYSQL, Coldfusion and Dreamweaver btw.
So again, any help would be great. thanks.
Cheap, Reliable, Easy.
In general, you can only pick two from the above.
Check out bluehost.com.
No, you do not need to leave your computer on. You definitely want to put the database on their server, not yours. It sound like you need to do some research on that.
Upload the CMS files from your local system and then perform an export of your MySQL database (software like phpMyAdmin makes this dead simple) and then import it to your new database on your new host. Modify the configuration of your CMS (database host, username, and password will need to change) and check that it connects and reads the database properly and everything works right.
That way you don't need to leave your computer on all the time - you're literally moving your entire website to their server.
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I am trying to understand the trade-offs between going with MySQL or PostgreSQL on AWS.
Some considerations for me are that I am an amateur database user, so I need to be sure resources are available which allow me to overcome problems quickly. Along these lines, I bought the book 'PostgreSQL on the Cloud' and was all set to go with PostgreSQL since the book laid out a great use case.
One thing held me back though is that it is important for my work to be able to to easily use Excel as a front end for importing and exporting data into and out of the Database on AWS.
It looks like MySQL has an open extension which is fully integrated with Excel and is also well documented. My research into PostgreSQL uncovered a much more uneven integration with Excel and a lot of long painful group frustration a closer integration has not already occurred.
Right now, I am leaning to MySQL, but want to make sure I am not missing something.
Thanks!
Microsoft touts a PostgreSQL plugin as well: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/connect-to-a-postgresql-database-power-query-bf941e52-066f-4911-a41f-2493c39e69e4. Never used it, so can't comment on it.
You mention you are a beginner, so I'll add... be careful about security with either of these options. There are options to encrypt the channel between the client and server, which you indicate is running on AWS. If not secure, anyone would be able to effectively monitor the connections, extract credentials, and do whatever to your AWS-hosted DB. Generally, cloud-hosted DBs should be behind an authentication/authorization login process.
So I do mainly design-based work for a small company. Graphic/Web (more so advertising). I have maintained and updated their decent-sized website for awhile now, but now we are switching hosts.
I have been asked for passwords to the wordpress blog databases, as they don't have them (neither do I). With that, I was asked to check the web configurations and look for database connection strings with the passwords. If not we'll have to reset them. I can setup wordpress blogs, write HTML, CSS and overall design - but databases and backend stuff is not my forte.
Can someone give me an idea of what it is I should be looking for, and where?
You should find your database password in the WordPress configuration file, wp-config.php. This is usually located in the root of the site but it may have been moved outside the web root.
Can you gain access to the FTP? Assuming so, look for a file on the main area where you have wordpress called wp-config.php. You'll be able to find your db connection stuff in there.
I am moving a clients website from one dedicated server to another. (UK2.net to Fasthosts.co.uk) and would obviously like to check everything has transfered correctly before making the final switch to avoid any downtime.
I have successfully transfered everything across such as MySql database, webpages etc. I have set-up the CPanel for the user as well and so now would like to check everything is working. I have manually gone through a lot of the CPanel to check things like the page locations, database etc but will now look at the physical side.
I know that I can view the site live in-browser following with http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~username (substituting IP and username where needed) but this is where I encounter my problem. The site shows up fine but when clicking to a specific page some of the MySql queries are not working correctly, basically data is not showing up where it should be and I am wondering if this is just because it is a preview rather than the full thing or is there more to this? I have not altered anything of the website just transferred it across to the new server.
I know that this seems a bit long-winded to explain my problem but felt that it needed some back story! Thank-you in advance
Right now, in my internship, I'm assigned to create a system that holds employee information such as personal info, education, salary, etc.
All these stuff is kept in a few spreadsheets right now. I need a basic program, but I feel like I should be using MySQL or another database solution to hold the data. I used MySQL before, but it was a PHP/MySQL assignment which I used Wampserver to create the whole system.
Edit: The system will be used by a few computers across the network. When someone makes a change to the system, it will become visible to other computers aswell. (obviously) (Before the edit, I thought that it's gonna be used by a single computer.)
I'm confused right now. Should I create a PHP/MySQL webpage with wampserver (or similar) to hold the information, or not?
Would it be easier or better to combine MySQL with some other programming language (such as Java/C++) and build a GUI? (I doubt it)
Should I come up with a different solution? Without database usage?
Database usage would be the best option. In the end it will come down to what you are more comfortable using, Java/C++ or php, for what you want to do either can work, but remember the database will need to be live at all times and using wamp server wont cut it. You need to learn how to tun a mysql server without wamp, which is easy(Google is awesome). And personally I would have used Java because Java is also easy to link with mysql, just google it a bit, and java doesn't need to run on a server so no wamp needed as you would have needed for php.
EDIT:
Ok if I understand you correctly what you want to do is the following:
1. Identify a pc to be used as a server and assign it a static IP.
2. This must also be the pc that is turned on first every day and turned of last.
3. Create a front end client application that connects to your sql server that you will be running on the server machine.
Now I am assuming this network is rather small, so you wont need a specific computer to just act as server. The server can also be one of the client machines.
The best approach would be to create a mysql server and make sure the firewall is not blocking your sql server. Then create a client application that can access the database over the network using Java, I find this easier than creating a php server for the users because of port forwarding for an apache server is time consuming, I did it once and never again. Java will be easiest to make the application work over the network. Use Netbeans for the development, it's an awesome IDE and it makes life easier when setting up the database connection.
If you have anymore questions please ask in comment, and I will elaborate, since this might be a bit vague lol.
Of course you should use a database for this type of work. That is the best way to organize, search, sort and filter your data without having to reinvent the wheel.
As to the other questions, the choice of language and environment is up to you to decide after evaluating the needs of your application.
Your solution should use a database to store the data and an front-end application to manage the data.
The database and front-end should be seen as two separate layers. In other words create the database using whatever database your are familiar with eg: MySQL and likewise create the front-end using whatever technology youre familiar with eg: PHP.
Personally for this type of requirement i would typically use MySQL / SQLExpress and ASP.Net / MVC3 front-end.
Hope this is helpful.
I have HostGator Baby Shared Plan . I develop Drupal site on. everything was fine at the beginning, then by the time i go further with development, site started ti work really slow. now it is not working at all. giving my sql errors like TOO many connections, etc...
I created so many blocks, pages with View. so it makes my site to so much depend on database. should not I do that? can it be the reason of my site's no working now.
appreciate helps!!!!
Don't use HostGator. If you're looking for something in the same price range, try DreamHost -- they officially support Drupal on their hosting plans.
Ferran's answer is fine once you're done developing, but you shouldn't devlop with cache turned on or else you won't be able to see your own changes.
Yes, Drupal uses a lot of Database. However, you can cache the results of most Views (check the main screen of each view to enable it) and also there's an option to cache the blocks. It all depends in the content of your views and if users are mostly registered or anonymous.
You can also use modules like Boost which saves static html pages so for anoymous visits your database is not touched at all (just the first time, as the page needs to be generated someday...).
You might also want to check the Views filters, not fetching to many rows at a time (for example fetching a week back for the front page).