System and method for automatic provisioning of companion resources in a web hosting environment

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a storage medium that stores computer program logic that is executable by the one or more processors, the computer program logic comprising a development tool that includes:
• resource detection logic that, when executed by the one or more processors, identifies one or more resources associated with a first version of a Web site that is being developed by a user of the development tool, the one or more resources identified by the resource detection logic including at least one database;
• and
• provisioning logic that, when executed by the one or more processors, interacts with at least one entity within a Web hosting environment to cause a companion resource to be provisioned in the Web hosting environment for each resource identified by the resource detection logic.