GoDaddy.com has recently added the ability for shared hosting plans owners to access their MySQL databases directly.
Once you start the MySQL creation process you will have the option to Allow/Disallow direct access.
This is very useful if you do not want to use phpMyAdmin to administer your MySQL database such as an initial import that exceeds the maximum import file size. Currently GoDaddy.com limits to 2048kb.
If you want to use phpMyAdmin and need to import a large amount of data check out my tutortial on how to use SQLDumpSplitter.
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This is great news, but why did it take them so long?
But what to do if a database already created? I can’t find a room to add access hosts for existing database
You may need to create a new database or contact support to add the external access option.
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that is a good feature, but being on shared host is cheap but not convenient
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