Please can you tell me, how databases are stored on the website. I imagine its just like a file extension. I do have phpmyadmin available. Would there be any other types of database files like phpmyadmin. If my webhosting company is hosting mysql, would that include phpmyadmin user interface? not too sure. Thanks
mep00
10:57 am on Mar 28, 2004 (gmt 0)
No differently than on any other computer. All a Web site is is a bunch of text files and binaries generated by a Web server. The server could be doing a literal copy (.html, .gif, ...) or generating it on the fly based on a set of instructions (.php, .asp, .pl, ...).
The database could be a flat text file, or a collection of files hidden somewhere (either local or remote), managed by a db server, and accessable (normally) only through the server's API (MySQL, MS SQL, ...).
