Reasons for choosing PHP / MySQL Web Hosting
So you have finally arrived at a stage where you to need to
choose a web host to run your PHP & MySQL supported website.
This means your website is dynamic, that is, it changes
according to the feedback from your visitors or the data your
MySQL database contains.
You may need PHP features in your web hosting for the following
reasons:
[o] YOU NEED TO PROCESS THE WEB FORM USING php
Although there are numerous CGI scripts available (and many
hosts provide these scripts for free), if you can, it is
preferable to get your own script written to meet your specific
requirements. The cgi scripts available at your web host are
very generic in nature. If you have your own PHP script to
handle your form, you can generate your own response when a
visitor submits your form.
There are great many JavaScripts that can help you validate your
forms, but these days many surfers prefer to disable scripts for
the fearing on getting infected with worms and viruses. php
script on the other hand a server-side script and nobody can
stop them from running as long as the browser is loading the web
page.
You can also send a customized "thank you" message to whoever
submits the form. After sending the "thank you" message and
emailing the form details to you, your customized php script can
also save the submitted information in a php database.
[o] MANAGE PRODUCT CATALOGS WITH php & MySql DATABASE
You may like to generate your pages dynamically using data in
your MySQL database. For example, if you want to maintain a
catalog of 150 different wine bags, it would be arduous to
maintain the details manually. Instead you can put information
like price, shape, color, picture path, etc. in a database and
then write a php page that, let us say, shows 10 wine bags at a
time. The visitor thinks she's visited 15 pages, but there is
only one dynamic page that is sequentially showing the products.
Additionally, if you want your visitors to be able to conduct
searches (just red wine bags) you can upload a php script to
your web host that shows only the wine bags that satisfy the
search criteria.
[o] PUBLISH A BLOG
You may need a PHP/MySQL web host if you are planning to publish
a regular blog.
Most blogging software these days, such as MovableType and
WordPress use php and MySql to generate dynamic content. In
fact, WordPress has been purely written using PHP and MySql so
that people well-versed with the php programming language can
make their own changes.
[o] MANAGE AN E-COMMERCE WEBSITE
Choosing a php / MySql web host is a great way to go if you want
to run an e-commerce website. E-commerce websites indisputably
need dynamic capabilities such as updatable shopping carts and
inventory management systems that can be developed using php and
MySql.
As they say, when it comes to imagination and innovation, the
sky is the limited. A PHP/MySQL web host empowers you to create
as many web-enabled capabilities as you can think of.
ADVANTAGES OF CHOOSING A php / MySql WEB HOST
Advantages of opting for php & MySql web hosting are:
1. php websites, since they are run on Linux and Unix, are
considered more secure compared to Windows supported languages
such as ASP and .NET.
2. Lots of free php source code is available on the Internet.
There are hundreds of forums that readily provide you assistance
while you learn and develop websites in php.
3. Both php and MySql are free from License fees.
4. php & MySql web hosting is much cheaper than Windows
supported hosting
5. Applications written in php are sturdier and easily scalable
to various web hosting environments. Notably, php scripts can be
run on Windows hosting but ASP and .NET apps do not work on
Linux and Unix
