Do websites have database?

Where is the database stored in website?

For non-trivial web-sites, the SQL databases, MySQL or otherwise, are generally stored on a separate server dedicated as a DB server. It depends on the distro and the storage mechanism. All InnoDB databases are stored in the same file by default under, for example, /var/lib/mysql.

What database is a website using?

MySQL – MySQL is probably the most common database on the web. It's free to use and open source, so a lot of projects have been built around it. This is the database system that WordPress and most of the popular content management systems use.

How does database work with a website?

DATABASE DRIVEN WEB PAGES. One of the most common types of dynamic web pages is the database driven type. This means that you have a web page that grabs information from a database (the web page is connected to the database by programming,) and inserts that information into the web page each time it is loaded.

Can you have a website without a database?

Even the most basic blog site, where you feel like you're creating relatively static page content, is storing the blog posts in a database. Web sites that don't use a database would be called a static web site.