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Unix versus Windows Hosting

geoff47

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Posted October 30, 2010 at 1:31PM

What is the difference ?
What are the advantages of one over the other?

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Posted October 30, 2010 at 2:45PM

Unix servers are far more stable - less reboots than Windows.

If you plan to use .NET and VB to develop your site, go for Windows hosting.

If you design with Unix in mind you can always host your site on a Windows server. Design with Windows in mind and you could have problems running on a Unix server.

Unix servers stand up to high loads far better than Windows servers.

My advice is to go for a Linux server, you'll be pleased you did, unless you're developing with .NET and VB, in which case it's Windows every time.

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Ansolan

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Posted October 31, 2010 at 3:11AM

As mentioned in the helpful advice above, unless you have a reason go for Linux. Reliability is higher and if you are looking at shared hosting, controlling your site is likely to be easier e.g. the use of a .htaccess file, when from many hosts you will not see equivalent facilities on Windows.

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geoff47

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Posted October 31, 2010 at 11:22AM

So unless you have a site for a specific purpose it's Linux every time ?

As a simple soul who wouldn't know what all the definitive reasons for choosing Windows hosting are, I shall go with Linux.

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Posted October 31, 2010 at 1:12PM

"So unless you have a site for a specific purpose it's Linux every time ?"

Absolutely.

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