What sort of software will you be using on it?
Do you use ASP OR PHP for example ... or both?
I agree, it really does depend on what you'll be using. You can actually use microsoft on Linux servers - unless you have written everything specifically in ASP (Microsoft programming language).
Again i come to know that Linux web server is more cheaper than windows. And majority new business are opting Linux to avoid start up additional costs. So i am little bit confused. One thing comes to my mind, whether after choosing Linux as the cheaper, do i loss anything?
If both are giving the same web hosting service, then why there is a major difference in pricing?
The price difference is because Linux operating systems for servers are free, and run mainly open source software that is also free.
Whereas Windows servers requires Microsoft products and software to run which "tend" not to be free.
Linux is argued to be a "better" all round server software option.
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I prefer Windows as it is more user-friendly to you, but then again Linux is better for some features. I'm not 100% sure on which is better. Maybe somebody else will know!
Linux doesn't require any software that is not free/open source.
It can if you have specific requirements, but for 95% of sites, blogs, forums etc using PHP, it is the better choice.
PHP is more readily used than .net, and although I believe both can be run on Linux and MS servers, there are still incompatibilities.
Linux for PHP and MS for .net in my opinion.
I know some people may well argue that PHP runs fine on MS servers, but what I see no point in doing this.
Chances are your using a blog built with PHP, and blogs generally have complex code. So running it on an MS server "could" cause issues with non-compatibility.
It's "likely" to be ok, but again, Linux is just better suited and importantly, cheaper and much more free software.
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IIRC Microsoft themselves run Linux servers on their mission-critical Live and Hotmail stuff. This might have changed recently but it was certainly true a year or two ago.
Generally speaking *nix Servers are more reliable, have better uptime and are less susceptible to attack.
Why do people pay to use Windows?
Hard to tell. Snobbery? Reliance on the old adage "you get what you pay for"? I guess computers have always had maxims along the lines of "Nobody ever got fired for recommending IBM". Try telling the Corporate suits that your new server software is free and they will think there's something wrong with it.
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Both windows and Linux come in different flavors. Windows has two main lines.There may be too many distributions of Linux, it is possible that this is hurting Linux in the marketplace.IBM is a big Linux backer but does not have their own branded distribution.Both Linux and Windows provide a GUI and a command line interface.Linux is very cheap or free, Windows is expensive.
Linux is an open source system and more cost-effective to operate and maintain than Windows. Linux also has a reputation for stability and speed.
Linux supports a wide range of software, applications, languages, and databases such as PHP, Perl, PostGre, MySQL, PostgreSQL and many others making it very scalable. On the downside, Linux is not fully compatible with some Microsoft technologies so if you are using Access, ASP, MS SQL, or VB development tools then Windows would be a better bet.
greg posted this at 07:46 — 22nd December 2008.
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It depends on a few things really.
What sort of software will you be using on it?
Do you use ASP OR PHP for example ... or both?
lweeks posted this at 15:35 — 26th March 2009.
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What sort of software will you be using on it?
Do you use ASP OR PHP for example ... or both?
I agree, it really does depend on what you'll be using. You can actually use microsoft on Linux servers - unless you have written everything specifically in ASP (Microsoft programming language).
Linux seems to be more popular.
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iwihosting posted this at 05:28 — 23rd December 2008.
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Hi,
Again i come to know that Linux web server is more cheaper than windows. And majority new business are opting Linux to avoid start up additional costs. So i am little bit confused. One thing comes to my mind, whether after choosing Linux as the cheaper, do i loss anything?
If both are giving the same web hosting service, then why there is a major difference in pricing?
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greg posted this at 07:23 — 23rd December 2008.
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The price difference is because Linux operating systems for servers are free, and run mainly open source software that is also free.
Whereas Windows servers requires Microsoft products and software to run which "tend" not to be free.
Linux is argued to be a "better" all round server software option.
Can you please read the PM I sent you regarding self promotion within posts and threads around the forum.
Signature links on this forum are NO-follow! - This means spam is futile!
ohrana posted this at 08:38 — 30th January 2009.
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Linux is cheaper and you may use many open source applications on this OS.
avantimedia posted this at 08:37 — 13th May 2009.
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Linux will give you better performance, but Windows version is easier to restore in case of disasters.
Ceus posted this at 22:10 — 16th May 2009.
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I prefer Windows as it is more user-friendly to you, but then again Linux is better for some features. I'm not 100% sure on which is better. Maybe somebody else will know!
ronaks posted this at 11:42 — 24th May 2009.
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Is there anything special why people chose "Linux" web hosting mostly for Blogs ?
Since i have ordered 1 blog recently my programmer asked me to get the "Linux" hosting.
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greg posted this at 18:57 — 24th May 2009.
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Linux doesn't require any software that is not free/open source.
It can if you have specific requirements, but for 95% of sites, blogs, forums etc using PHP, it is the better choice.
PHP is more readily used than .net, and although I believe both can be run on Linux and MS servers, there are still incompatibilities.
Linux for PHP and MS for .net in my opinion.
I know some people may well argue that PHP runs fine on MS servers, but what I see no point in doing this.
Chances are your using a blog built with PHP, and blogs generally have complex code. So running it on an MS server "could" cause issues with non-compatibility.
It's "likely" to be ok, but again, Linux is just better suited and importantly, cheaper and much more free software.
Signature links on this forum are NO-follow! - This means spam is futile!
cotdivuar posted this at 12:00 — 17th September 2009.
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Ofcourse Windows is better...for me - exactly
davecoventry posted this at 20:34 — 17th September 2009.
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IIRC Microsoft themselves run Linux servers on their mission-critical Live and Hotmail stuff. This might have changed recently but it was certainly true a year or two ago.
Generally speaking *nix Servers are more reliable, have better uptime and are less susceptible to attack.
Why do people pay to use Windows?
Hard to tell. Snobbery? Reliance on the old adage "you get what you pay for"? I guess computers have always had maxims along the lines of "Nobody ever got fired for recommending IBM". Try telling the Corporate suits that your new server software is free and they will think there's something wrong with it.
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luckygal posted this at 06:12 — 4th November 2009.
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Both windows and Linux come in different flavors. Windows has two main lines.There may be too many distributions of Linux, it is possible that this is hurting Linux in the marketplace.IBM is a big Linux backer but does not have their own branded distribution.Both Linux and Windows provide a GUI and a command line interface.Linux is very cheap or free, Windows is expensive.
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whwkim posted this at 04:01 — 16th November 2009.
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Linux is an open source system and more cost-effective to operate and maintain than Windows. Linux also has a reputation for stability and speed.
Linux supports a wide range of software, applications, languages, and databases such as PHP, Perl, PostGre, MySQL, PostgreSQL and many others making it very scalable. On the downside, Linux is not fully compatible with some Microsoft technologies so if you are using Access, ASP, MS SQL, or VB development tools then Windows would be a better bet.
paul007 posted this at 21:12 — 19th January 2010.
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Linux is the best but if you going to use Microsoft code then windows. else windows is just windblows
rady posted this at 14:49 — 22nd February 2010.
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linux is best.i strongly recommend linux ones.
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sequencehosting posted this at 22:10 — 25th February 2010.
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I would have to go with Linux. It's open source and reliable. Can't really ask for more than that
Ahtivas posted this at 09:35 — 3rd March 2010.
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That depends on the need. My choice will be WINDOWS
donwade posted this at 10:48 — 5th March 2010.
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Linux is popular and cheap. But it depends on the requirement of your scripts.
Kik posted this at 01:09 — 9th March 2010.
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I don't have much experience with using Linux, but I prefer Windows