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Have you used any databases for hosting only?

Are there any database-only hosting services?

I need a hosting service only for MySQL, but I could not find it. All mysql hosts are part of the package, for example. PHP + MySQL.

I need this for development purposes. Having my PHP files elsewhere, I can remotely connect to this mysql server, and as soon as the application is ready, I can put it on a server that has both PHP + MYsql. [well, there is some reason to have this setting, if you have something to offer, do it.]

Any suggestion / recommendation if you have used any.

thanks

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I think that you can find hosts with MySQL and PHP cheap enough that it would be easiest for you to use one of these hosts and use only what you need.

Buzz Web Hosting has a $ 5.95 (month) plan, which has unlimited databases, 400 GB of memory and 500 GB / month of data transfer.

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A database-only node issue will be security. The database must be accessible via the Internet, so the username and password to access it are sent over the Internet. Although you can add encryption and other protection, there is still a risk of a security breach.

In general, you should never allow direct access to databases over the Internet! This is real bad practice, which also explains why it is hard to find.

One way around this limitation is to create a web service around your database. In this web service, you will add all the functionality that you need to apply in this database, and the web service itself will support database protection. There is still a risk that your web service will be compromised, but even in this case, an attacker will not be able to inflict more damage than a certain web service allows.

Such a web service can be created in PHP, although I have more experience with doing something similar with .NET and C # on SQL Server ...

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A few weeks after the question was posted, Amazon announced a beta release of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS). It acts like MySQL 5.1.

http://aws.amazon.com/rds/

It seems expensive for what you want, but you never said that you are the one who will pay the bill.

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  • Contract on a dedicated server.
  • Use it only to host your MySQL database.

If the server is managed, they should help you with basic MySQL problems, as it is usually pre-installed. I am using http://www.hostingmatters.com/

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If you just need this for development for PHP + MySQL, why not just install EasyPHP ( http://www.easyphp.org/ ). It installs quickly and easily, and I find it great for development.

I had no problems installing additional PEAR extensions and after that with the fact with this.

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There is a free version on Heroku and paid options: https://addons.heroku.com/cleardb

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You can try freemysqlhosting. http://freemysqlhosting.net/

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