The Facts about Windows Hosting
The websites are hosted at 2000, internet information server which is known as the IIS and at the Microsoft Windows NT are included in the windows hosting. The Microsoft Windows server edition such as XP or windows 2003 web hosting is having the NT server installed on it. It has very powerful features such as a very good end to end management, scalability, integration of business with internet and reliability features. If you are creating your web site by using the Microsoft FrontPage or you are using some application of Microsoft such as ASP-Active Server Pages then you can use the windows 2003 web hosting. You also use windows website hosting if you are using the MS Index Server, .Net or Visual Basics Scripts in the development of your website.
MS SQL is compatible with all types of hosting environment if you are using the database in your website but MS Access database is used only in the windows hosting. All the applications made by the Microsoft are easily integrated into the system by using the windows website hosting plans. With the help of the servers running windows we can easily facilitate the millions of users because Microsoft’s products are using a lot these days. The windows website hosting has many unique features which are only run properly on it such as ODBC database connectivity. The unique features of windows website hosting are not properly run on other operating systems.
The use of Microsoft server and unique software made the windows hosting very expensive. The use of remote server instead of Microsoft server makes it affordable and the use of a remote server minimizes its cost as compared to the UNIX and Linux hosting. This hosting is costly as compared to the UNIX hosting but it gives the better integration of the Microsoft products. Now a day this hosting is becoming the more profitable business and it has so many advantages as compared to other operating systems.
The windows hosting is using only one control panel for keeping the record of many clients. In the ASP .net and SQL websites we are providing the facility for having the CMS control Management System which is based upon the PHP and My SQL. You are providing the millions of Microsoft application to you clients if you are running the server on windows because all the applications of the Microsoft are compatible with the windows server.