Quote:
|
Originally Posted by matauri
You'll find there are a lot of hosts out there that support php/mysql. The ones that arent are slightly archaic IMO, as so many sites are using php now.
|
I don't know that I'd find hosts that don't support php and/or mysql archaic, but certainly hosts which do not support one or more of the major server side programming environments whether it be php, jsp or asp and some form of database such as mysql, postgresql, mssql or such.
Most hosting companies stick with a fairly generic server installation and what they have available depends largely on the OS they use. In the case of most linux or bsd servers you most commonly see php with mysql or postgresql, most windows servers will have asp (.net) and either access (that's just silly!) mssql or in some cases mysql. Sun unix servers will likely be geared toward jsp and oracle.
Depending on the hosting company they may offer only one platform or several. Very few even bother to offer entirely static packages any longer as dynamic packages (those that use a database and server side programming) are common enough that they can offer low cost dynamic packages.