3.21.2012

Linux Versus Windows? What Is The Perfect Web Hosting Service To Choose?

By Katay Don Sasorith


To emphasize on managed hosting, mostly users look for either to choose Windows or else Linux/Unix Web Hosting. A web-host is a kind of Internet public service that permits organizations and individuals to give World Wide Web entrance to their websites. If we need to use active scripting web contents like E-Commerce web application, forums or blogs then we are obliged to select the web congregation platforms according to our needs.

The question which webhosting service is the best to choose depends on following aspects. Whenever any website is launched on a win-based Server it is referred to as Windows Hosting. This kind of a host is preferable for websites that make use of particular applications e. G., ASP.NET, ASP, FrontPage, MSSQL, MS Access, Streaming Media, Expression Web or any other Microsoft proprietary technologies.

Linux/Unix is famous for its flexibility and user friendly interface. It is best suited for Network Server Management. Due its compatibility with most of the modern Network Server Platforms, it has gained much popularity over other standards. Conventionally, applications scripted using MySQL and PHP are often run under this platform/operating system.

The Unix OS (and its derivatives) is an unlock sourced proposal and its web hording is more affordable with little or no concerning licensing fees. In contrast, leading companies finds it expensive to get licenses to run on Win-based machines. And so, there exists a price disproportion in both these machines. Win-host services including software packages and products includes an associated licensing fee that leading company must pay.

There is a common misconception in users mind that for Win-host services, there must be Windows in the computers. Clients Computers Operating systems may differ from the opertaing system that is running on the computer on which the website is hosted. Like if a website contains static web pages i. E., developed in simple HTML and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), then it can operate mutually on the two web services.

There is one major difference between Linux and Windows files. Preceding files are proved to adopt case sensitivity constraint while subsequent files are case insensitive. Like in Linux platform, www.yahoo.com/index.html and www.yahoo.com/Index.html both are taken in a different way; means upon click to them different web pages will be open, no matter domain name can be lower or upper case. Contrary to that in Windows platform index.html and Index.html both are considered to be same i. E. Upon click on link, same web page will be open.

Both standard platforms have their own traits which guide developers in making websites. But there are huge number of PHP open source softwares which are Linux dependent including Zen Cart, Drupal, Joomla and WordPress etc. Linux has functioned in a more effective way comparative to Windows at Operating system level. Hence, developers always go for free softwares to develop their websites quickly.




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