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Windows is operating system from Microsoft is very friendly and familiar user can easily interface. Every day more and more people familiar with windows operating system and choose windows as their hosting platform. Windows hosting gain market as it is easily integrate with other Microsoft products. Windows web hosting support for ASP and advanced ASP.NET to create dynamic web pages that can be easily linked with database. You can easily utilize windows database like MySQL and MSAccess with windows hosting and also it’s easy to develop windows based programming language like PERL, CGI, and COM.
If you run dynamic site you must need database and for that you must rely on MSAccess or MySQL database. If you want to use MSAccess database your one and only one choice is windows hosting and if for MySQL you can host your site on windows platform as well as Linux platform.
When you are looking for windows hosting companies you should take care that your hosting company must be well established because many web hosting companies’ breakdown their service. You also have good knowledge about their technical staff, their connection to internet, uptime, etc. Your hosting company technical staff must be well trained to help you in any condition. Also you must know which hardware does your provider have? Do they offer service level agreement that guarantee uptime? How many web sites they hosted on same sever? Do they support Microsoft FrontPage Extension, scripting languages, Macromedia Flash, CGI, SSL, streaming media, POP/SMTP email address, email virus scanner, etc
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