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| years. I was always confused about web hosting, | | | | for beginners, but for advanced users too. This |
| specifically about the types of hosting. It always | | | | user interface combines web development |
| used to get me confused, which one is better | | | | environment where.Net Framework and other |
| Linux or Windows? | | | | Microsoft technologies can be deployed to create |
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| pros and cons of both the hosting types. What I | | | | power and features you receive cannot be |
| felt is that the whole world is still surrounded in | | | | compared. |
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| of getting into the debate it is better to discuss | | | | been becoming so popular. The component that is |
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| but here I am going to discuss Windows Hosting | | | | is running on Windows-based server may not |
| only. I will talk about Linux Hosting in my next | | | | work successfully on UNIX-base system. |
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| Less complicated - Windows Hosting is based on | | | | Another thing is that windows hosting has always |
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