MySQL Databases Online

Question

I recently downloaded the community version of MySQL. I'm relatively new to databases and all so I may have some misconceptions about databases. However, based on my understanding, the database downloaded is local to my computer, so if my computer ever gets destroyed or wiped then the databases is not accessible anymore and cannot be referenced by programs.

If this is the case, is there a way to make the database not local to my computer, but based online so that it will always be accessible regardless of the condition of my computer?

EDIT: It would be best if the database was free if possible. In addition, I have no host accounts currently.

Answer 1

If you are running the database on your machine, then true - if the computer gets wiped or destroyed, so does your database and data.

If you want online, then Amazon Web Services (AWS) is probably your best bet. You create an RDS there, and it lives in the cloud. Not for the faint of heart. Not that it is particularly difficult, but probably not for the novice.

Answer 2

I also had the same problem and the solution came from here
All the free hosters i found with mySQL were way too limited and 99% didn't gave you remote connections. So you set up a free VPS ...a nice linux distro,you install the mySQL and off you go...