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Hosting is a service provided by many companies for providing your website with disk space and bandwidth without which your website cannot function. Unlike normal computers, hosts use powerful servers to host your website and related components on their disk space. They allow multiple users to access and transfer data with your website. You, in turn, have to pay a fee for their services.


Windows hosting is considered the most compatible and user friendly hosting solution. Windows based servers are stable and secure and optimal for large dynamic database driven websites. It’s compatibility with Windows application makes it stand out from Linux and other platforms. If you are familiar with Windows OS then the server OS will also be easy to master. Unlike Linux, Windows Server OS has a GUI (Graphical User Interface) which makes it easier to maintain. In Linux, you have to run scripts and commands are given in a complicated format. You need a certain level of expertise to run and maintain a Linux based server. Linux hosting is more difficult to operate and costs the same as Windows hosting.

 

Windows is also compatible with MS FrontPage. MS FrontPage is a web authoring tool for creating basic websites. It’s drag and drop philosophy makes it easy for new web designers or even the average user to create basic websites. However, MS FrontPage extensions are only compatible with Windows hosting. .NET and Visual Basic are important applications for robust web design. The only platform available for using this software is Windows hosting.


If you are planning to use scripting languages like Active Server Pages or ASP or you want to use a dynamically database driven website then Windows hosting is perfect for you. In fact this feature is making many users to switch to Windows hosting. It is compatible with web development frameworks such as ASP and .NET. Web authoring software MS FrontPage and database MS Access is only compatible with Windows hosting. Other services like MySQL also run smoothly on Windows server OS. Also, if use Visual Interdev or any Windows based web application, then they will achieve highest compatibility with Windows hosting. It has the support and backing of Microsoft corporation and is provided with regular updates from them.

A good Windows hosting plan comes with free cPanel, email, FTP account, sub-domain and shouldn’t have any hidden charges.


So, be smart enough to think smart and choose smart.

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