PHP Web Hosting

What IS PHP ?

PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor and is a very popular, server side (maintained on the server) scripting language used extensively in the development of dynamic web sites. Sites created within the PHP framework are extremely lightweight, user-friendly, and cross-browser compatible. As with ASP, the server must process the PHP commands and then shoot them over the visitor’s browser to interpret them, but because PHP is a free, open-source, and cross-platform-friendly scripting language, most users prefer PHP to ASP. PHP is also extremely-similar to HTML for the basic user and is easy to create – you simply type the commands and code into your webpage in the same way you’d handle HTML, except PHP codes begin with <?php. PHP has many open source codes you can download or copy, so it makes coding in this vibrant language extremely easy.

PHP Web Hosting

Some web hosts do not offer PHP Hosting, mostly because it does have to be setup in the server you’re hosting on and this does take time. Make sure your web host offers PHP support on its servers, because without server-side support, PHP is worthless and some fly-by-night hosting companies don’t offer it. However, at Cochin Web Hosting every shared server comes standard with PHP 4 or 5, and Cochin Web Hosting is the only web host to offer a switch to turn one off and the other on, so you can decide which version is best for you! As we developed this PHP Switch, you won’t find a host with better understanding of PHP Web Hosting than Cochin Web hosting

What kind of things can PHP do?

The better question is: what can’t PHP do? What makes PHP a wonderful resource to have on your website is that it works hand-in-hand with HTML. So while some aspects of your site – headers, links, charts perhaps – will remain static with HTML content, other aspects can be dynamic, shifted around, and look incredible because they access PHP information from databases stored on your server. PHP codes can be used to create dynamic calendars, mange your e-mail and your customer and product lists, sign-in systems, user authentication, cookies, counters and more. PHP can also protect your website by adding another layer of security to sensitive data, monitor logins to greet each user by name, and even offer purchase recommendations based on past buying history. At Cochin Web Hosting, we use PHP codes because they can be a great marketing tool and are helpful in building a site community.

Where can I sign up for PHP hosting at Cochin Web hosting ?

Windows Hosting packages and Linux Hosting Packages Supports PHP4 and 5, Without any additional charges.