One of the first, and perhaps hardest decisions a new comer must make the web hosting platform you wish to place your server on. Windows and Linux web servers are two of the most popular web servers to choose from.
FTP commands and control panel – Windows and Linux servers do well with these, but because some of the programs are designed for a specific server, some of the commands can be different between the different operating systems. That’s the reason why occasionally you will get error messages running some of the FTP commands on your server.
Support – Linux can be limited in support for some technology which can sometimes make it more expensive in comparison to Windows. As opposed to Windows, which uses more generic technologies, Linux used much more specific ones.
* Security and reliability – As Windows is widely used for home PC, there is a tendency that the security features incorporated for this operating system is not as high technology as those for Linux, which are mostly used by developers and system engineers only. The probability of successful hack attack on Windows OS is a lot higher than Linux OS may also be contributed to their end users as people tend to look for flaws in these common systems.
Performance- Linux servers are prepackaged in such a way that their performance reviews are almost always high. Linux plans are more specifically designed for their target customers. The flip side of that is that Windows provides an approach that is more one size fits all.
* Conversion – if there are plans for you to change your OS in the near future, then having a Linux web server now is fine as this conversion should be smooth and easy to have your website converted from Linux hosting to Windows hosting. A person who wants to change over their existing web site to Linux hosting from Windows hosting will encounter a nightmarish scenario.
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Citation Details
Title: Web design & hosting services.(MARKETING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(Directory)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: New Hampshire Business Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 20, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 29 Issue: 15 Page: 80(3)
Article Type: Directory
Distributed by Thomson Gale
