Web Hosting Databases
On this page, we’ll give you the run down and pros / cons for the various web hosting databases choices out there.
Basically, if your website needs to update copious quantities of info via the web, you’ll need a database to store that information. There are many choices at your disposal, most commonly MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server and MS Access.
The language used for accessing databases is SQL. If you want your site to be able to store / retrieve data from a database, make sure that your server has access to a database system that uses the SQL language.
Microsoft SQL Server
One popular choice is Microsoft’s SQL Server, a powerful and full-featured SQL database system that’s perfect for sites with high traffic.
Oracle
Another popular and robust database software choice that’s great for database-driven web sites with high traffic would be Oracle. It’s a relational database management system (RDBMS) that’s produced and distributed by Oracle Corporation.
MySQL
Another popular database software choice is MySQL. One key reasons why it’s so popular is that it’s a relatively inexpensive alternative to the pricier Microsoft and Oracle solutions.
Access
If your website requirements are simple (i.e. one database), Microsoft Access might be the perfect solution. Not as powerful and robus as MySQL, SQL Server or Oracle, Access is not well-suited to sites with very high traffic.