What is php Hosting ?

PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor, though the abbreviation does not quite match ), a type of CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is an all-purpose scripting language that is used for creating web pages and other applications and can also be embedded in HTML code. This is an ‘open source’ program, which means that it is available to all users for free on the Internet. PHP can be used on a wide variety of platforms, including C, Java, Perl, Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X and can work with a whole lot of different databases. Functions like server-side scripting or writing any desktop applications are possible with a PHP. However, the most popular reason for its usage is that any PHP enabled page is treated as the same as any HTML page, making life of the user or programmer much easier. So, you can either create or modify the PHP enabled web pages in a similar way that you can create or edit the regular HTML pages.

One of the biggest assets of PHP is its capability to access various databases. It is interesting to know that PHP can access over 20 different databases, including MySQL and can modify the information available in those databases based on the instructions and input provided by the user. Moreover, one can also use PHP to output images, PDF files and Flash movies from a website.

Do you need help with PHP hosting ?
If you are new to the concept of PHP hosting and would like some professional guidance on how to use it, there are quite a few online tutorials that are available for free. You can even use these online sources to get PHP scripts and discuss the various merits of PHP.

What are the advantages of using PHP ?
I guess I have already given quite a few benefits of PHP. To say some more things – PHP is a very easy application and hence extremely easy to learn. You don’t have to be a tech savvy person to use this. It can work with almost all the operating systems, OS, and supports a wide range of databases and communication between different protocols like POP3, LDAP, SNMP, COM, IMAP and HTTP. PHP is a server side technology and thus gives the user very highly interactive websites that provides HTML, Flash movies, PDF files and XHTML without the need to install a different software. Today, most of the web hosts have this application pre-installed in their sites.

What values can PHP add to a website ?
Using PHP will make a website much more interactive and give a touch of professionalism with the PHP driven scripts like content management systems, live support, web based emails, forum, shopping carts, reviews on products, news, newsletter managers and many more.

What do you mean by the Zend Optimizer ?
After the official launch of PHP 3.0, work started on a rewrite of PHP’s core. The aim was to enhance the performance of the complex applications as well as to develop the modularity of the code base of PHP. Though the version, PHP 3.0 was responsible for making these applications possible, it was not equipped to handle the complicated applications very smoothly and efficiently.

With what versions of PHP is the current Zend Optimizer compatible ?
The current Zed Optimizer is compatible with PHP 4.0.5 and above.

On what platforms can Zend Optimizer be used ?
The latest version of Zend Optimizer can work on Windows, Microsoft, Linux, Solaris, IBM, HP-UX, FreeBSD, AIX ; the recent additions include Mac OS X and Solaris x86. Efforts are on to make Zend Optimizer support other popular web server platforms.
 

The points to remember when you are looking for a PHP host provider
A web hosting company recognizes the PHP’s versatility, efficiency and popularity in developing any web based application. There are web hosting companies in the market that are particularly aimed at those websites which are developed with PHP; some of these have also made their own version of a PHP. However, don’t get carried away by all these. Before selecting the company, enquire whether they have tested their hosting platform with the different PHP libraries and can guarantee a smooth performance for your web site. Also, take a look at all the versions of PHP supported by them and the pre installed modules. Find out about the type of site management tools and control panels offered by the provider as well as their database support.

It is also important that the support provided is extremely high ended – if you require immediate help, there should be a telephone support to address the issue. Finally, it is recommended to do some amount of homework before making the right decision.
 

Article Contributed By: Sukanaya Banerjee

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