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This
section describes some of the most common
hosting technologies.
Windows Hosting
Windows hosting
means hosting of web services that runs on the
Windows operating system.
You should choose
Windows hosting if you plan to use ASP (Active
Server Pages) as server scripting, or if you
plan to use a database like Microsoft Access or
Microsoft SQL Server. Windows hosting is also
the best choice if you plan to develop your web
site using Microsoft Front Page.
Unix Hosting
Unix hosting means
hosting of web services that runs on the Unix
operating system.
Unix was the first (original)
web server operating system, and it is known for
being reliable and stable. Often less expensive
than Windows.
Linux Hosting
Linux hosting means
hosting of web services that runs on the Linux
operating system.
CGI
Web pages can be
executed as CGI scripts. CGI scripts are
executables that will execute on the server to
produce dynamic and interactive web pages.
Most Internet
service providers will offer some kind of CGI
capabilities. Internet service providers will
often offer preinstalled, ready to run,
guest-books, page-counters, and chat-forums
solutions written in CGI scripts.
The use of CGI is
most common on Unix or Linux servers.
ASP - Active Server
Pages
Active Server Pages
is a server-side scripting technology developed
by Microsoft.
With ASP you can
create dynamic web pages by putting script code
inside your HTML pages. The code is executed by
the web server before the page is returned to
the browser. Both Visual Basic and JavaScript
can be used.
ASP is a standard
component in Windows 95,98, 2000, and XP. It can
be activated on all computers running Windows.
If you want to learn
more about ASP,
please visit our ASP tutorial.
PHP
PHP is an
open-source software and is a powerful
server-side scripting language for creating
dynamic and interactive websites.
PHP is the
widely-used, free, and efficient alternative to
competitors such as Microsoft's ASP. PHP is
perfectly suited for Web development and can be
embedded directly into the HTML code.
The PHP syntax is
very similar to Perl and C. PHP is often used
together with Apache (web server) on various
operating systems. It also supports ISAPI and
can be used with Microsoft's IIS on Windows.
PHP supports many
databases, such as MySQL, Informix, Oracle,
Sybase, Solid, PostgreSQL, Generic ODBC, etc.
If you want to learn
more about PHP,
please visit our PHP tutorial.
JSP
JSP is a server-side
technology much like ASP developed by Sun.
With JSP you can
create dynamic web pages by putting Java code
inside your HTML pages. The code is executed by
the web server before the page is returned to
the browser.
Since JSP uses Java,
the technology is not restricted to any
server-specific platform.
Cold Fusion
Cold Fusion is
another server-side scripting language used to
develop dynamic web pages.
Cold Fusion is
developed by Macromedia.
Chili!Soft ASP
Microsoft's ASP
technology runs only on Windows platforms.
However, Chili!Soft
ASP is a software product that allows ASP to run
on UNIX and some other platforms.
Microsoft FrontPage
FrontPage is a
website design tool developed by Microsoft.
FrontPage allows
users to develop a web site without any deep
knowledge of web development.
Most Windows hosting
solutions support FrontPage server extensions
for users that use FrontPage to develop their
web site.
If you plan to use
FrontPage, you should look for a Windows hosting
solution.
Adobe Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver is a
website design tool owned by Adobe Systems.
Dreamweaver allows
users to develop a web site without any deep
knowledge of web development.
Dreamweaver has
support for web technologies such as CSS,
JavaScript, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, JavaServer
Pages, and PHP.
Dreamweaver is
available for both Mac and Windows operating
systems.
Secure Server
A secure server can
transmit data encrypted.
If you plan to do
online credit card transactions, or other types
of web communication that needs to be protected
against unauthorized access, your web host must
provide a secure server.
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