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Windows Hosting Vs Linux Hosting

Published Thursday, August 28, 2008 by bloggerblognet4542 | E-mail this post

Web hosting is divided into 2 categories, Linux and Windows plans. Getting a website with a Windows plan will be more expensive because of license issue with Microsoft. There are thousands of web hosting companies out there using either Linux or Windows plans. Which one is better? Like many other things, different people will have different preferences.

The Windows operating can be found in 95% of all personal computers around the globe. With this numbers in hand, Windows is the dominant figure and most people will go for this kind when they shop for a web hosting company.

As for web servers, Linux based hosting plan seem to have the upper hand based on a study made by securityspace.com. It is said that Windows based servers are behind by 20%. Therefore, if you are using Linux based hosting plan, you will probably have no problems at all. However, the Windows hosting is suitable to be used in a few scenarios.

When you are using .NET technologies including ASP.Net which is not available in Linux platforms, you will need to use Windows hosting plan. Another issue is the access to database which is also only available in Windows hosting plan. With Windows hosting plan, you will have access to MySQL class database. Furthermore, you can use Microsoft programs like Sharepoint which is available in Frontpage 2003.

As for Linux hosting, you can run your website professionally with Apache, MySQL and PHP which can provide you with the infrastructure that can build you a very good website. This is because PHP is more efficient when running with Linux server compared to Windows server. Another good thing about using Linux server is it will cost 20% cheaper compared to a Windows server. Therefore, depending on your preferences, Linux system could still be very good and efficient.

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Article by Teddy Low.

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