How do I secure my database?

If you are using hosting then you obviously want your website to be secure.You will probably also use a database, which generally contains the most important information of your website.
Think of email addresses, login information or sometimes even payment information from your customers.

It is not the intention that this data is exposed to the street. In this blog post we will give you some tips on how to make your database more secure.

Passwords

The fact that you need to set a strong password is obviously important.This applies not only to your admin account but also for your own database. If there is no strong password on it then malicious people can access your data and that of your customers.

At MijnHostingPartner we have some requirements for your database password.The password must be at least 8 characters long and contain a number.
Of course you can always make it stronger by using capital letters and special characters.

To take a strong password we recommend you to use our Password generator.A strong password also applies to your users, for example, you can set certain requirements for a password.

Backups and updates

As with your files, it is also important for your database that you have and make backups of them.It can always go wrong, so it is useful that you can restore it within seconds.

It is also important that you keep everything as up to date as possible, because obsolete websites are often abused.Especially with WordPress websites it is important that they are updated as well as possible, WordPress websites are mainly vulnerable.

With Managed WordPress Hosting you don't have to worry about updates.Each update on this package happens automatically so you can do more important things.It is also advisable to set a different database prefix when installing WordPress.This makes it much harder for malicious users to get into your database.

If you have any questions about this topic you can always see if one of our chat operators is present.If no one is available you can send a ticket to our helpdesk.