Web Hosting Explained (Part II)
June 8th, 2010 by admin under Web Hosting. No Comments.
DATABASES
This element is vital to manage all content on our site, especially if it is dynamic. All information is collected in these systems and are accessible to the end user. Currently, cPanel web Hosting (available on Linux) is the most widespread option because of its stability, power and simple application that making the managing task easier.
For broader deployments, web hosting companies usually give the option to make the leap (of course, at an additional cost) to SQL Server, a system geared to big business.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
As we discussed, the platform chosen by the user has an unspoken relationship with the programming language that developers use on the web. Classic ASP and ASP.NET on Windows systems, while PHP is the preferred option in Linux. Traditionally, the choice is based on the programming languages required by the customer.
Windows has the advantage of being able to use ASP and ASP.NET natively, but you can strap up the power of PHP if necessary. However, the stability of Linux, according to many (including me) has no comparison, and the LAMP platform (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) is a safe bet for anyone.
Obviously, not everything is reduced to ASP, ASP.NET or PHP, and many developers use languages such as Perl, Java Servlets (JSP) and CGI, widely used for their speed of execution (though that of the interpreted languages like PHP is excellent .)
However, the use of several languages complicates the maintenance and management of web hosting package, so that the general trend is to opt for the traditional PHP or ASP.
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