Web Hosting Platforms
Posted on March 14, 2008
Filed Under Hosdting Platforms, Unix Hosting, Windows Hosting, web hosting |
In general, there are two different platforms that you will be running your website on. It will either be Windows (Microsoft) based or Linux (Unix) based. You must do your research and know what kinds of tools or applications you will be using to build your website and also what languages your developer or designer is familiar with to know what web hosting platform to choose.
A Windows (or Microsoft) web hosting platform is recommended/required for the following web programming languages and applications:
- ASP
- .NET
- Front Page
- SQL database
- Cold Fusion
- IIS
A Unix (or Linux) web hosting platform is recommended/required for the following web programming languages and applications:
- PHP
- mySQL
- Ruby On Rails
- WordPress
- php MyAdmin
- Apache
Keep in mind that some web hosts only offer one “flavor” of hosting and even those that offer a certain platform may not support the specific application that you need to host. The most common example of this that comes to mind is Cold Fusion hosting. Although many web hosting companies offer Microsift Windows based hosting, a majority of them do not offer support for or the ability to host sites build using the Cold Fusion platform.
The moral of the story is if you do not see the specific application listed on a web hosting companies website and you are considering using them, call them and ask about it before investing your time and money.
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