Deciding whether to use a Linux Web Site web hosting service or a Windows service can be the source of some confusion. This article aims to offer some straightforward non-technical advice to help make that decision.
However, in practice, most people will be better off focusing on the service provided by the hosting provider, such as speed of loading, guaranteed uptime, control panel provided and standard of help and support services.
Key points to be aware of:
It does not make any difference what operating system you have on your PC. Knowing Windows well will not mean that it is easier to use Windows hosting. Access to your hosting server will most likely be via FTP which is the same on both platforms (although FTP programs may be designed with one platform in mind).
Most web sites are powered by Linux servers using the Apache webserver so support for Linux is good.
As Linux is open source licenses are not necessary so there is no cost in using it. As a result Linux web site hosting may be slightly less expensive.
As regards security, performance and reliability much has been written about the differences but for real world purposes they can be taken to be similar.
Either platform will be fine for a normal website with static pages. Site builder software will probably be supplied with your web hosting plan but 3rd party software can also be used.
For a site based on a database you will find one platform easier (or in the case of Microsoft databases you will not have a choice). WordPress has become very popular for web sites and blogs and this is database driven. If you want to use WordPress it is best to use Linux web hosting.
There are technologies which only work with one operating system and others that work more easily with one (but can be implemented on the other). Therefore your choice can be limited by what you are intending to do. If you are having a site produced for you, your developers should be consulted prior to making any choice on hosting.
Windows hosting is appropriate if when:
You will be employing Microsoft databases (Access, SQL Server) or ASP or.NET.
Linux hosting is appropriate when:
You will be employing a MySQL database or using CGI, PHP or Perl.
Conclusion
If there is a reason to use Windows hosting then do so, otherwise (including if you don’t know) get Linux hosting. Please check out webhostingmasters.com for your next webhosting reviews. they have been researching webhosting companys for years and have the best insider reviews there is on the internet. Good luck on choosing your next webhost, and thank you for reading o0ur article , good times await if you just click the link to find the next webhost.








