MySQL Databases

ITC offers hosting for MySQL databases on the server dbm1.itc.virginia.edu.

MySQL databases may be used in conjunction with other programming languages (such as php, Perl, or Java) to generate on-the-fly web pages. Such programs should be stored on the web server of your choice (provided that it supports that technology). For example, you might want to create a web database application to track a computer inventory. To store the data, you would create the MySQL database on dbm1.itc.virginia.edu. To display the data on the web, you would create php scripts in your departmental web site.

In order to create a web database application like the one described above, you will need to:

  1. Get an account on dbm1.itc.virginia.edu
  2. Create a MySQL database on dbm1.itc.virginia.edu
  3. Create scripts or programs in the language of your choice to display the data to a Web browser. Create such a script on the web server of your choice, e.g., people.itc.virginia.edu or faculty.virginia.edu.
  4. Secure your database.

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