Your hosting account with adxhost includes a fixed amount of disk space and database capacity. Monitoring and managing both is important to keep your website running smoothly and avoid performance issues or service limits.

 

This guide explains how to check your usage and manage both disk space and MySQL databases effectively through cPanel.

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Checking Disk Space Usage

1. Log in to cPanel

   You can do this from your client area or by visiting https://yourdomain.com/cpanel.

2. Go to the “Disk Usage” Tool

   Scroll to the Files section and click Disk Usage.

3. View Usage Breakdown

   The tool shows how much space each section of your hosting account is using, including:

   • Website files

   • Email accounts

   • Databases

   • Backups

   • Logs and error files

4. Identify What’s Taking Up Space

   Expand directories and look for large files or folders. You can then delete unnecessary files using the File Manager or an FTP client.

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Tips to Free Up Disk Space

• Clear old email attachments and trash folders

• Remove unused backups or downloaded files

• Delete test or outdated websites

• Empty the “Trash” or “Softaculous Backups” folders

• Optimize images on your website using tools like TinyPNG or plugins if using WordPress

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Managing Databases

1. Log in to cPanel

2. Click on “MySQL Databases” under the Databases section.

 

From here you can:

• Create a new database

• Create database users and assign privileges

• Delete unused databases

• Repair or check databases if you’re facing errors

 

3. Access phpMyAdmin

   To manage the content inside your databases (like tables or rows), go back to cPanel and click phpMyAdmin. This tool gives you full control of your database.

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Best Practices for Database Management

• Regularly back up your databases

• Delete unused tables or old content

• Limit the number of plugins on CMS platforms like WordPress, as they often create large tables

• Optimize tables in phpMyAdmin to reduce space usage

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When to Upgrade

 

If your disk space or database limits are consistently full, it may be time to:

• Upgrade to a higher hosting plan

• Add more storage as an addon

• Consider email hosting separately if emails are using too much space

 

You can view and manage all your resource limits from your adxhost Client Area.

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Need Help?

 

If you’re not sure what’s using your space or how to safely remove content, feel free to submit a support ticket. Our team is ready to assist you.