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Both
Windows and
Linux are
standard operating systems for servers that can be used for a wide
range of critical purposes, including, but not limited to, Web,
email,
and database hosting.
Windows was
developed by Microsoft and is, in many ways, the flagship of their
software solutions. Microsoft spends millions of dollars developing
and supporting Windows.
Linux is maintained and distributed by RedHat, although it was originally an open source system.
Both operating systems make excellent
solutions for mission-critical Web hosting. For many Web sites the
operating system on which the Web server is housed is not that
important. The real question is: will you use a specific Web
site or database
technology that is more appropriately hosted
on
Windows instead of
Linux?
If you are looking for a Web hosting solution in order to support a
specific Windows
application, you should go with our
Windows Web Hosting Solution.
If you are
undecided between
Windows or
Linux, please keep the following points
in mind:
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Active Server Pages (ASP) functionality is supported under
Windows 2000 only.
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MS Access
database support is available under Windows 2000 only.
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The
majority of existing CGI programs (generally PERL scripts) that
are available on the Internet have been developed on Linux
platforms, and hence tend to install and operate more smoothly
under Linux. Also, we have a rich set of preconfigured
scripts on our Linux servers, which you can use to set up a
dynamic and interactive web site in a small period of time.
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MySQL and
PHP run on both the Windows and Linux platforms.
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ColdFusion
is available only on the Windows package.
Finally, you can
contact us
with your web site requirements, and we will be pleased to recommend a web hosting
package which will best fit your needs.
Linux Web Hosting Packages
Windows Web Hosting Packages
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