It’s the end of the year and there will be parties all over to celebrate the coming of the new year. Have you got your invite from your host yet?

Okay… that is totally irrelevant (and possibly lame intro) from the main message of this post except for the fact that I am talking about hosts — not for parties but hosting.

I remember this time last year, I decided to get webhosting account and had to Google every single one to find the best deal. Had I http://www.webhostingchoice.com, my search would have been easier.

Not only Web Hosting Choice give you guides to start your own website and all the how to’s of selecting a host but also presents a search engine where you can type how much you wish to spend (one time or periodically), the diskspace you will need and your expected bandwidth. Well, for a novice, the last 2 options might not be forthcoming but would prove useful in comparing different web hosts. Of course, for the more experienced ones who really knows what they need, there is also the Advanced Search option where you select the pre-installed applications (Perl, Control Panel, etc.) that goes hosting account. Finally, the site also provides recommended Unix hosts for those who simply would like to take advantage of the features enjoyed by others. All aspects are indeed useful for newbies and gurus alike.

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Web pages used to be simple affairs, where everything you needed to do could be done in HTML, there was really one set of rules and one set of expectations. Today ’s world is far more complex.

Web pages can be more complex and customers expect more from web pages. Terms like PHP and ASP now compete with HTML when starting a web page and it can be hard to figure out what option best suits your needs.

If you’ve ever driven an import car, you can appreciate the importance of being able to find support that meet your needs, if you’re going to kick the tires with your website and turn it into something exception, having a large community that can support you is critical.

PHP, Personal Home Pages has more support on the internet than ASP - Active Server Pages. The larger user base gives you more allies; more people who can help you develop your own talents and your website.

Another advantage of PHP is that it ’s based on unix, giving it more cross platform capability than ASP as increasing demands of Microsoft ’s operating systems level the cost playing field between Microsoft products and Apple, this is ever more important.

And did we mention that in the grand tradition of unix, PHP is free, while ASP needs support software that isn’t? For add-ons and additional tools, PHP ’s open source has a strong base of free tools, whereas ASP demands that you purchase these tools.

You can find help for your PHP programming from free to paid. Most professional ASP support is very expensive by comparison.

Also, you have to consider the costs associated with web hosting on Windows Server compared to Linux Servers. For most cases, you will notice a substantial difference in prices.

Not only that, but Windows severs do tend to be unstable and prone to failures, are more likely to be attacked by viruses, Trojans and exploits. Linux servers on the other hand are much more stable and the attacks windows servers suffer in a daily basis are non-existent in Linux.

If you are considering either a dedicated server or hosting, your fist choice should be Linux. I’ve yet to find a problem that can’t be solved using PHP and Linux.

With all this, you might wonder why ASP still is out there at all. Part of it stems from ASP being based on the same methodology that ’s used to make macros in other Microsoft products.

People that have invested the time learning how to use macros in Word or Excel will be more comfortable using ASP. PHP is based on C++, a robust computer programming language.

Before this intimidates you, the free tools that exist out there allow for a lot of this to be hidden, until you’re ready to take advantage of the power behind PHP.

Putting it all together, the power, the cost, flexibility, stability and support of PHP is far superior to that of ASP. If you’re going to commit to building the best web page you can, commit to using the best tools you can.

Investing in learning PHP will pay off when you’re able to pop the hood, invite your friends over and transform your web page from a normal, average, page to a sophisticated and highly toned performance page.

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the purchase it was independent ground and did not belong to the Dutch
government. This has never changed and since we have handed in our
decleration of independence.

We comply with all NATO and UN resolutions
to run our own country and have done this for almost 12 years.

The Republic CyberBunker

Since 1996 the Republic CyberBunker has ran its own sovereign state,
protected by UN and NATO guidelines and resolutions.

This means that the Republic CyberBunker is able to dicate its own laws
and in this case has opted not to have any.
The client is free to upload the content of ‘their’ choice to ‘their’ servers.

We provide a 5000m3 high-tech server hosting facility, at the Republic
CyberBunker,
where our clients servers benefit from complete political independence
and
freedom.

We run a strict no questions asked policy, meaning we dont ask the
clients any questions and nobody asks any questions about the clients.

We offer our new clients the following basic dedicated entry package:

1 x DUAL Core P4 1.80 GHz 2GB RAM 160GB HD with 100Base-TX uncapped
connection.

Bandwidth no problems.

This includes full diplomatic status on your server.
You are free to upload whichever content you want to your server.

DNS hosting included.

400,- EUR per month, per server.

Payment condition is 3 months upfront.

All hardware is purchased brand new for the client and delivered to the
Republic CyberBunker at the expense of CB3rob.

24/7 technical support.

We can guaranty you 100% upload time.
Privacy and diplomacy are certain.

‘Any type of sites are welcome…’

Those seaking a slightly more free arena for their hosting environment, please contact me.

Best regards,

Sir James Robson

W: Welcome to CyberBunker
W: The Republic CyberBunker
W: CB3ROB Data Services e.V.I.G.
E: robson@cb3rob.net