Appendix J. Internet Service Providers
Many people have full-time access to the Internet and to MySQL over a fast connection. This is especially common in university environments and in businesses large enough to have their own computing services departments. But for many others this is not true, and access to online services comes through an Internet Service Provider (ISP). In addition to basic Internet connectivity for services such as email and Web browsing, many ISPs offer other services, such as access to MySQL and a Web server.
This chapter provides a guide to choosing an ISP appropriately for your requirements. You may need both a way to connect to the Internet and a host on which MySQL is provided. Alternatively, you may already have ...
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