What is ASP.Net Web Hosting?

ASP.NET web hosting is basically a hosting solution to run websites that are developed by the Microsoft ASP.NET technology and databases. Although Mono provides the capability to host ASP.NET applications on Apache web servers in Linux, it is not recommended as ASP.NET is technically based on Windows server platforms. This is because when you run websites on Microsoft platforms or using Microsoft technology, the reliability and performance are guaranteed.
 

 
ASP.NET helps in creating Web applications with relative ease and with fairly less coding. ASP.NET is a group of technologies based in the Microsoft .NET Framework to build XML Web services and Web applications. But there is more to ASP.NET than just that. ASP.NET pages perform on the server and create markup such as HTML, XML, or WML which is then sent to a browser. Unlike traditional ASP that only supports interpreted JScript and VBScript, ASP.NET can support many .NET languages (this includes built-in support for C#, JScript.Net, and VB.NET). This provides greater flexibility in choosing languages. To choose the best ASP.NET hosting look for these 5 features based on the ASP.NET:

• Frameworks
• Databases
• Microsoft control libraries
• Microsoft technical support
• Web hosting price

What to Look For in the Best ASP.NET Hosting

As we mentioned earlier, the best ASP.NET hosting will feature five criterions. These points determine the ratings for ASP.NET web hosting.
 
ASP.NET Frameworks: Since ASP.NET websites require running in the associated .NET framework, it is always better when the web host is able to support most frameworks from v1.1 up to v4.0. In such a case, you can have maximum flexibility for your websites and can keep the possibility of upgrading to the higher versions at the same time.
 
ASP.NET Trust Level: It is basically the configuration in the IIS for a website. The best available and flexible option is to choose ‘Full Trust’. From then, you don’t have to worry about the websites not running properly in a shared web host. If you are looking for a balanced option between flexibility and security, then you can choose ‘Medium’ if you have the experience on debugging and deploying ASP.NET. You can also choose this when you are perceptive on the server reliability and security.
 
Add-on Features: Add-on features are basically third party applications. Installation is required for these third party libraries. They are very important if your website relies on Atlas library and E.G. Chat controls library among others.
 
Database: if you are concerned more on the supported SQL Server versions and its limitations, then the preferred SQL Server is 2008. However, many of the web hosts only support Express editions. It’s usually enough for most websites that are hosted with shared web hosting.
 
Knowledge of Microsoft Technology Support: Whenever in doubt, you can always call the technical support of your web host easily and ask the technical questions that are related to ASP.NET website configuration and deployment. This is very important especially considering if you have a problem in the future.