Web hosts are always providing more support to their clients than they actually should. When it comes to PHP programming errors or compatibility issues, it’s up to the client to resolve them (unless it’s the fault of the web hosting provider). But, web hosts and their employees still do all they can to provide the support when they don’t need to, just to try and paint their business in a more professional light. One benefit web hosts have is that some clients are still developing websites using basic HTML/CSS coding techniques, and they love these clients for the below reasons.
The Language Doesn’t Strain Server Use
Of course, HTML only based websites still take up server space and monthly data transfer, but they don’t strain the server in the sense of using databases and other PHP queries/strings. When a visitor views a website in HTML only, the server only has to provide them with the HTML/CSS and image files to view the content. However, when it comes to a website using PHP and HTML/CSS, servers need to work with both frontend and backend code and queries to make stuff happen.
Clients Who Only Use HTML Are Easier to Deal With
There are only a few web hosts out there like www.certahosting.co.uk that have employees who are experienced with the PHP programming language. Other web hosts don’t necessarily have programming experience, but know how to run a web hosting company. This can often be a problem for some providers out there because they’ll always have problems trying to promptly resolve client support requests. Of course, web hosting businesses are well within their rights to refuse support requests if they don’t cover such support, but if they can provide support for small programming issues, they’ll likely have better reviews and more clients. HTML is easier to understand for web hosting providers, so they’ll likely be able to provide that sort of support.
Zero Compatibility Issues
If a web hosting company runs into compatibility errors as far as a basic website coded in HTML/CSS is concerned, then they’ll likely have severe server issues. HTML is compatible with all servers and software, so clients will likely never run into any issues in that respect. HTML still has different versions and servers still need to be updated to cater for new updates, but even then, it’s not going to pop up with any compatibility errors. PHP and other programming languages will always have problems because so many web hosts out there cater to different versions.
There are, of course, problems for clients that only use HTML templates to provide content to their audiences. Not only do they have a much harder time managing the website, but individual files also take up limited file usage room, which is why most developers prefer PHP programming. However, web hosts will still benefit from the above, which is why they’d much rather clients had extensive HTML knowledge rather than the server-side languages available to them.
