Showing posts with label Linux Hosting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linux Hosting. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Linux Hosting Vs Windows Hosting

Hosting is an elaborate process of organizing a program or party that is beneficial for all. In terms of public benefits, hosting can be used both ways- social and technical. Some of the most important terms involved in hosting encompass Linux and Windows. These two components are quite effective in the world of computers and technology.

Linux hosting is a cost-effective system that involves the maintenance and operation of Windows. It falls cheap and is trusted for its stability and speed that prevents systems from crashing and help the system run faster. A Windows hosting is engaged in operating and using only Windows system. The system is advantageous as it has numerable languages for scripting and databases that can run using Windows only. These languages include ASP, ASP.NET and MySQL.

In addition to this, Windows hosting is quite functional in running MySQL and PHP web standards. In case, you plan to use ASP, MS, Access and VB tools for development, Windows is the best suggestion by experts. The Windows hosting is less popular in comparison to Linux and thus a web hosting wizard through the web can be used to make it working. Further, the users are open to a Microsoft programming settings that include MS Index Server, Active Server Pages and Visual Basic Scripts.

Linux preferable uses safe web servers that are less prone to crashes. It is a great supporter of Perl, PHP, MySQL, PostGre and PostgreSQL that make it scalable. It is cheap as per maintenance and costs, has a good speed and is also stable for users. This is basically meat for supporting brochure-ware sites that are good at providing information, interaction using online – forms including e-commerce functions.

Thus, the next time you plan to enter the buying procedure of Linux or Windows, be clear about the aspects involved in both and make a smart move before investment.

Thursday, 12 January 2012

How different is Linux from Unix?

Along with being symphonious in pronunciation, Linux and Unix are also similar in features and have many things in common. Both are used as operating system. In order to get a clear picture of difference between them, read on.

In the yesteryears, UNIX was the only operating system available in organizations, and then later Linux came into existence as a modified version of UNIX. This was initially used only for academic fields and had no domain in the networking purposes. Things got changed gradually as many software developers started using this operating system and providing support for the same. Since then, Linux has taken the category of small to medium sized operations in terms of providing solutions to them, while UNIX retains its position for more demanding and heavy operations that include multiple process and systems.

If we consider the cost for the distribution of these two systems, Linux would be leading UNIX as it is an open sourced option. Users can easily access and use Linux for free unless they are using it on a server environment. In such cases one has to make a purchase first and then use Linux. UNIX on the other hand is more expensive as the users have to buy it first.

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Tuesday, 8 November 2011

A Quick View on Web Hosting And Its Benefits

Web Hosting is becoming a fast growing business now days. There are millions of websites on the internet that are accessed everyday from all over the world. The websites are available on the internet because these are hosted on the web servers. Hosting a website means to store web pages of the website on the servers so that these are available on the internet 24×7. There are different web hosting techniques using which one can host a website. Windows Hosting is one of the common techniques that is used to host a website.
 
Windows hosting means hosting the website on a web server running on the Windows operating system and supporting windows services and products. Windows Hosting is an expensive hosting as compared to the open source since it is a proprietary product. It is compatible with the services provided by the Microsoft. Managing a website on a windows web server is easy as it is user friendly. It provides various features like FTP with the help of which we can upload our files on the website. If a website is using Access or MS SQL as the databases, then Windows Hosting is very good for such a website as it is very compatible with these databases. It supports ASP .Net as the web programming language. If a website is ASP driven, then it must be hosted on a windows server. It also supports PHP and MySQL but not to that extent as supported by Linux Hosting. It also offers good security features so that the website is safe from any malicious attack on the server.

Windows Hosting is a good hosting option if our website is using ASP. Net application or the access databases as these products are very much compatible with Windows operating System. It depends on the type of application that the user is running on his website and the database that he is using for his website. If the user is using the above mentioned products for his website, then Windows Hosting is a very good option for hosting the website.

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

The Science of Web Hosting

As the world embraces the Internet and its numerous applications, its influence and control on various commercial, educational, political and cultural aspects of the human civilization could be considered almost divine. While information was earlier spread by relatively archaic methods such as newspapers, postal mail and television, today blogs, social networking sites and web portals are the preferred means. As such websites are considered to be mandatory for a professional or an organization trying to make it in the market or trying to assert their dominance over their existing customer base. This is where Web Hosting Services come into play. They allow individuals or private firms to host a website of their own to promote their product or share information.

Web Hosting Services are broadly defined as a division of the various hosting services available on the Internet that allow customers to make their website accessible through the World Wide Web. They also provide web space on servers owned or rented by the web hosting company and provide Internet to Data Centres. Web Pages and Small-Scale File Hosting services are the most basic form of web hosting. Personal websites are generally free of cost owing to sponsorship and advertisements while professional websites are expensive and generally ad-free.


Another important aspect of hosting your own website is registering your website’s name as a registered domain name. The domain name is a label that is used to identify the area of authority of a website. They also provide recognizable and memorable names to IP addresses which are numeric in nature and tedious to remember. Typically registering for a domain name requires registering with a domain register that allots your website a name after checking with the DNS or Domain Name System database for duplication. The fee for this registration varies across the market.

Today the Internet provides Web Hosting Services to suit everybody’s needs. Free and Shared web hosting services are available for those looking for a personal space to show-off their skills. Business houses and organizations typically prefer dedicated or managed hosting for better control and management of their websites. Reseller web hosting with Virtual Dedicated servers are popular amongst professionals trying to find a dedicated and hassle-free portal to sell themselves. Large IT firms prefer Clustered hosting, Cloud Storage and Grid Computing to store vital data and information for security and portability. Imagining a life without the Internet is almost impossible today. It has come a long way in promoting that oldest and most popular form of communication – the word of mouth. Their availability to the general public has made them the most popular form of communication today. And that ease of availability can solely be attributed to web hosting services