{"id":2887,"date":"2008-08-07T17:33:25","date_gmt":"2008-08-07T22:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/07\/windows-web-hosting\/"},"modified":"2008-08-07T17:33:25","modified_gmt":"2008-08-07T22:33:25","slug":"windows-web-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=2887","title":{"rendered":"Windows Web Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Matt Hedges<\/div>\n

Creating a good looking, polished website is extremely important to both businesses and personal website owners<\/a> as well. As the industry of web services continues to develop the expectations of both user and viewer alike are rising exponentially. The ability to create such websites was once a mystery to many and only the most highly trained people could accomplish the feat. Now with the many site building programs available it is easier and easier for everybody to get connected with the mass market available online.<\/p>\n

Windows, a product of Microsoft, is one of the most popular operating systems in the present day world. This is a standard operating system used for personal computers, both at home as well as in office. With the growth in the popularity of web hosting<\/a> services, the operating systems are also a matter of concern. These are the systems that would not be visible to the end users as such but the performance they generate would definitely matter for the website. Windows is preferred by a large scale of users as well as web hosts. Windows web hosting<\/a> offers a wide array of scripting languages like that of ASP, ASP.NET and PHP. These scripts are also easier to learn as there are several online tutorial featured by Microsoft, offers lessons on these scripting languages.<\/p>\n

If you find a website needs to be hosted incorporating the use of Microsoft products it is advisable to use Windows as a platform so that you know the applications will operate correctly. An effective Internet Information Server (IIS) is one of Microsoft’s many features. If your hosting environment uses ASP, Microsoft access, and SQL then IIS is absolutely required and you must use the windows platform to create your website. A Windows webhosting environment has a lot of plug-ins and pre-made programs and components such as CGI specifically for use on Windows web servers.<\/p>\n

Comparison of Windows with UNIX<\/p>\n

Web sites that are hosted on UNIX and Windows servers can be accessed universally. The difference between the two operating system lies in terms of the software they provide to server data. Windows can always provide better software services for all purposes. In terms of reliability, UNIX is just a few steps ahead since it is known to be extremely stable and does run for years without rebooting. However, Windows can manage to meet the requirements of modern websites far better than UNIX.<\/p>\n

Windows is used where Microsoft products are into application like, MS Access databases, ASP for delivering dynamic content, and VBScript for site enhancements. UNIX is not devised to accommodate the mentioned technologies. Therefore those who are in need of these technologies will ultimately have to depend on Windows. Moreover what UNIX provides, is already there with Windows.<\/p>\n

Windows compared to Linux<\/p>\n

Both of these programs uses and supports the Cold Fusion, HTML and JavaScript programs that make the most commonly desired applications available. It was once difficult to use Linux with FrontPage extensions but they have made that a possibility in the newer Linux operating environment. The biggest difference is Linux supports PHP where Windows supports ASP.<\/p>\n

One of the main advantages of Windows servers is that it can run on Microsoft’s software like that of Access and also on MS SQL databases. Windows servers allow the web developers to use Microsoft’s programming environments like that of Visual Basic Scripts, Active Server Pages (ASP), MS Index Server. On the contrary, Linux is not fully compatible with that of Microsoft technologies and hence if the users want to use Access, MS SQL, ASP, or VB development tools then Windows is always the better choice.<\/p>\n

Be sure to inspect all of the requirements of the Window’s system and what it has to offer. Not every Windows platform offers the same abilities and that will affect the performance.<\/p>\n

Some of the basic Windows-based hosting packages are as follows:<\/p>\n

* NET Support<\/p>\n

ASP.net is considered to be the modern and latest offer of Microsoft’s Active Server Page. This is an integral part of the Internet Information Server or IIS. Web hosts generally combine all these features when they render their service. But at times charge additional fees.<\/p>\n

* Databases<\/p>\n

Most businesses offer the Microsoft Access 2000 database as a way to use their systems. If a company is larger and requires a lot more space for such information then MS SQL is a requirement for use.<\/p>\n

* PHP and ColdFusion<\/p>\n

ColdFusion is an advanced option and all web hosts do not provide this tool. Only some specialized websites require this.<\/p>\n

* Control Panel<\/p>\n

Your control panel is your connection to your site. It is how you will create, store and manage your information. It is necessary to be able to use it effectively.<\/p>\n

Other very useful features of the Windows platform include such items as POP3 email, IDs and Aliases, Bandwidth, IP, Webmail, and Backup support as well as SMTPs and FTP accounts, along with CDONTS and ASP support.<\/p>\n

Windows will remain one of the most popular forms of hosting supports because there is a large popularity in the general public in regards to Windows as an operating system. The company has done well to brand themselves as a stable, reliable computer environment system. The company’s public presence also gives the impression of long-lasting stability and there is less fear that the system will go out of style, or disappear requiring a new purchase. Most web hosts now provide services specifically for the Windows based platform users. All of this makes Microsoft Windows a massive force in the computer operations world.<\/p>\n

Ample support available for Windows web hosting also makes it a popular one for most of the users. Therefore, though decision rest mostly of the user, as to which platform to be used, the opportunity to use Windows should not be lost if possible. Web hosts can help better in this regard.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
Republished with permission from http:\/\/www.webhostingmadness.com, a publisher of web hosting company reviews<\/a>, comparisons and detailed articles about the web hosting industry.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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