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How does the CPU usage affect the functionality of my account and what happens if I reach the limit?

Each hosting account has specific limitations, which, if exceeded, may cause general problems for the server and the eventual suspension of the hosting account. One such very important limitation is the CPU usage allowed for a given account. High CPU load can be caused by many factors in your account – a mis-configured add-on or …

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Access and Error Logs – what they are, how do I activate them and how are they useful to me?

The access and error logs are the raw web server statistics, which have been generated with every visit to your website. They are quite useful when you would like to check who has visited your website, what response code from the server they have received, and whether there were any error messages. You can activate …

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What is a MySQL database?

MySQL is one of the most popular and widely used Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). Many web applications such as forums, content management systems, etc. use a database to store data (content). The majority of the web applications that use databases require a MySQL database to operate. For example, the popular web applications Joomla, Drupal, …

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What is a PostgreSQL database?

PostgreSQL is another Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that is supported on our servers. The database stores information and the data is structured in tables – rows and columns. A great deal of web applications that you can use on your website, such as shopping carts, forums, blogs or content management systems (CMS), require the …

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What is the difference between MySQL and PosgreSQL?

As a client hosted on our servers, you have the benefit of choosing between two database solutions – MySQL and PostgreSQL (not all hosting plans support PostgreSQL, though). As a starting point for our comparison, we can first consider the similarities. Both databases are open-source, supported by contributors and developers on a voluntary basis and …

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