PHP and MySQL basics
PHP
PHP Hosting is a type of web hosting that uses and fully supports the PHP programming language. The original name for PHP was Personal Home Page, but today it stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP is an open source web development language. Most PHP Hosts offer inexpensive plans using the LAMP (Linux, operating system, Apache, server software, MySQL, database, and PHP and/or Perl, programming language) structure.
PHP is a powerful language with a wide variety of applications. The commands are written in HTML and are executed on the server side. It is commonly used in building dynamic websites. PHP was adapted from Perl and C. Since PHP is a popular language finding answers to your programming questions or finding tutorials on building various types of Web pages are available free on the Net.
However, PHP does have some disadvantages. It does not allow you to detect and clean harmful and data put in by a hacker. The PHP language has more than 3,000 commands which can be quite complex. Some PHP extensions are not compatible with certain Web Server software which may lead to crashes.
SQL server hosting
The importance of data bases cannot be undermined. All sites, whether small or big depend on databases to store information like URLs, user preferences and more. If you have any type of complex features on your site, you’ll need a database to store and manage the information. Choosing a database platform for your company is a crucial decision wherein you have to take into considerations like scalibility, speed and cost. Two of the major database platforms available are Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL.
SQL Server - is the database platform that has been developed and distributed by Microsoft. SQL Server was developed for large companies and enterprise level applications. SQL Server has now started to enter the small business market, targeting smaller customers. It is proven to be scalable and stable and it integrates easily with Microsoft products. However, it is expensive and works only on Windows hosting and a service contract is required to be supported by Microsoft.
On the other hand MySQL is an open source project that runs on both Windows and Linux operating systems. MySQL started as a fairly small software project, but has now reached enterprise level and commercially supported database platform. It is lightweight, fast, easy to install and easily accessible. However, the downside is that it scale lacks some advanced features compared to SQL with smaller supporting software features.