Most shared hosting users have little need for a dedicated IP address. However, a dedicated IP address does provide certain advantages.Generally speaking, a dedicated IP allows you to:View your Web site via its IP address. Access your accounts by FTP o...

Normally, if you are beginning to use MySQL for the first time, or have no other reason to choose a specific version, we recommend going with version 4.1 for new databases, which is the default MySQL install from the Hosting Control Panel.A brief rundo...

Currently, you can only set up a MySQL database using your Linux shared hosting account. For more information about setting up a MySQL database, see Setting up a MySQL Database for Your Web Site.

The latest version of the Database Publishing Wizard (DPW) client is available from the CodePlex SQL Server Hosting Toolkit.To Download the DPWOpen the CodePlex SQL Server Hosting Toolkit in a browser window. Click Download the Current Release. Click D...

Connection strings can be found in the Hosting Control Center.Log in to your Account Manager. In the My Products section, select Hosting Account List. Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Open. In the Databases section of the Hosting C...

We support MySQL databases from version 4.0.27 through version 5.0. All new databases created via the shared hosting control panel will be in either version 4.1 or 5.0, depending on what you choose.

Do not use "localhost" as the hostname (or database server) for your database-driven Web sites. Once you have successfully created a database, your host name displays on the Database Information page of your Hosting Control Center.To Find the Host Name...

Some MySQL database features are not enabled on our shared hosting servers. Below is a comprehensive list of disabled features.bdb_shared_data flush have_openssl innodb_fast_shutdown innodb_log_archive locked_in_memory log log_slave_updates log_slow_qu...

We allow up to 50 simultaneous connections per MySQL user.

This is the absolute path for your Linux hosting account: /home/content/1/2/3/username/html/Where "/1/2/3/" are the first three letters of your user name and "username" is the user name you used to set up your hosting account. For example, if your user...