ColdFusion is nothing but a simple application that helps in connecting html pages and a database. Wikipedia describes ColdFusion as mentioned below:

ColdFusion is a commercial rapid application development platform invented by Jeremy and JJ Allaire in 1995. Originally designed to make it easier to connect simple HTML pages to a database, by version 2 it had become a full platform that included an IDE in addition to a full Scripting Language. Current versions of ColdFusion, sold by Adobe Systems, include advanced features for enterprise integration and development of rich internet applications. ColdFusion primarily competes with PHP and ASP

Some of the features of ColdFusion are as follows:

• Gives simplified access to databases
• client-side code generating support
• File indexing based on Verity K2
• Easy GUI management
• XML Parsing
• Server clustering and task scheduling

After checking out the meaning and features/advantages of ColdFusion, I started hunting for various comparisons that could help me choose a ColdFusion hosting and here is a great post that solved the purpose.

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Hope this post is helpful for you.

Web hosting, web server and domain name – these are the most common words you might have heard if you are planning to have your own website set up. This article is dedicated to those beginners who are looking keen to know about these terms. I may not go in depth, but by the end of this article, you will be clear about these concepts.

Domain name is something which describes your unique web identity – in common words, if your website is http://www.yoursite.com, then yoursite.com becomes your domain name. It provides the symbolic representation for internet resources. A domain name will contain ASCII Characters ranging from a-z and 0-9 and hyphen (-). To own a website, you need to register a domain with a web domain registrars. There are different registrars and most of the web hosts provide the functionality of registration.

Web hosting: It is the next thing you need to know about if you are planning for a website. Web server is that computer machine which provides web space to store the information you want to provide on your website. It is also like any other computer but the difference lies in the fact that it will be little bit high performing (varies, even there are servers hosted on celron processor), always on and with high bandwidth always connected internet connection with a server software.

Guys, there is one good news I got to know while reading McKremie Interview – there is one small business hosting company called McKremie which provides Business Hosting Plan free of cost for non-profit organizations and schools – I would highly recommend that if you lie among those category. They provide Linux based hosting and bandwidth provided is also very good.