| In an earlier article, we explained how web hosting | | | | on! |
| reviews identify web hosting companies by the | | | | If the web hosting review mentions PHP Hosting, it |
| services they offer. So if a web host offers ASP | | | | refers to a server-side scripting language that is |
| technology, they say it's an ASP hosting company. | | | | commonly used in conjunction with MySQL |
| With that in mind, in this two-part series we've laid | | | | databases. It is an open-source language and as such |
| out many of the most common types of web | | | | can be altered and amended in any way you see fit. |
| hosting services you'll read about in the web hosting | | | | As such, there are tons of free, prewritten PHP |
| reviews you peruse. Last time we started at ASP | | | | scripts all over the internet for your convenience. |
| and got as far as FrontPage. Now we'll finish the | | | | Because PHP is a server-side language, it is |
| alphabet. | | | | cross-platform (meaning Unix, Linux, and Windows |
| If the web hosting review mentions Java Hosting, it | | | | computers can see your site the same). And since |
| refers to one of the most widely used and widely | | | | PHP is a server-side language, if you plan to use it in |
| recognized programming languages, the use of which | | | | running your dynamic, interactive, database driven |
| practically assures you that your website will be | | | | website, you must go with a PHP hosting provider. |
| understood by any computer in the world. Java is a | | | | If the web hosting review mentions SSH Hosting, it |
| simple, versatile, cross-platform, tag-based language | | | | refers to Secure Shell, a Linux-based protocol that |
| that lets you build all sorts of things: bit maps and | | | | gives users remote terminal access to their computer |
| vector graphics; server-side applications for forums | | | | systems, meaning that administrators can perform |
| and forms, online polls and stores; improved | | | | private, confidential administrative tasks on their |
| database, email, PDF, XML, and Microsoft Office | | | | server -- tasks that ordinarily must be done directly |
| functionality and more. Using Java opens you up to | | | | on the server itself -- from a different computer in a |
| libraries upon libraries of prewritten code for every | | | | completely different location -- securely. |
| imaginable use you could have for your website. You | | | | If the web hosting review mentions Windows |
| may also see web hosting reviews mentioning JSP or | | | | Hosting it just means that, like a computer might run |
| Java Server Pages, which allow you to create entire | | | | Microsoft Windows as its operating system, your |
| websites that are platform independent. | | | | web server too will be running Microsoft Windows. |
| If the web hosting review mentions MySQL Hosting, | | | | That's all. A windows hosting company might very |
| it's referring to one of the most widely used and | | | | well offer PHP hosting, MySQL hosting, FrontPage |
| recognized databases on the internet. If your web | | | | hosting, Java hosting, ASP hosting, and more. Which |
| presence is going to be a database-heavy operation, | | | | brings us to our final point... |
| consider a MySQL hosting provider. You'll get extra | | | | We closed Part I of this series with this note and |
| support for adding, accessing, editing, and processing | | | | we'll close Part II the same way. One web hosting |
| data in your many MySQL databases. Web hosting | | | | provider alone quite likely will offer a great many of |
| reviews for MySQL hosting providers should mention | | | | the hosting services we've described and more. Make |
| the number of databases offered, the ease-of-use | | | | sure you read each web hosting review carefully to |
| of the interface you'll be using day in and day out, | | | | be clear on exactly what types of hosting each |
| CRON support for automating routine tasks, and PHP | | | | company offers. |
| support since PHP and MySQL go hand in hand. Read | | | | |