Web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to
provide their own website accessible through the World
Wide Web. The requirements of the application are
used to decide which type of hosting is to be employed.
The factors which are considered include database server software, scripting software, and operating systems. The use of Linux-based Web hosting offers a wide range of different softwares. A typical
configuration for a Linux server is the LAMP platform: Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Perl/Python.
The webhosting clients can also have other services,
such as an email for their business domain, databases
or multi-media services. There is also the option available to choose Windows as a hosting platform. The clients can choose from PHP, Perl, and
Python and may also use ASP .net or Classic ASP. The Web hosting services include
personal control panel for easy administration and dedicated IP address. It extends support to PHP, MySQL, SSH Access and CGI-Bin. There is POP, SMTP, IMAP
and Webmail Email service availability. Anonymous FTP connections are provided for the Web hosting. There are Front Page Extensions as well as Protected Directories to
create as many password protected areas as required without the need for any programming.
Windows hosting provides complete reliability, scalability and back-end
support required for today's demanding Web sites.
Windows hosting supports all the popular windows-specific
Web development technologies, empowering an
individual to create a website or Web application in the language of ones preference. In
windows hosting using the control panel one can make up
to hundred DSNs (Database Source Names) for connecting to Microsoft Access, Excel, SQL Server or MySQL. There can be deployed unlimited number of
Microsoft Access Databases within a windows hosting.
The support is offered for all the .net technologies. The data can be uploaded and files can be transferred to and from the server using FTP Based Clients, Drumbeat
and Macromedia DreamWeaver.
