VPS Hosting Discussion – Choosing Windows or Linux
March 12th, 2010 by admin under VPS Hosting. No Comments.
Virtual server hosting is one of the popular type of web hosting, that provides you each and every advantage of a dedicated server in very cheap rates. Almost all web hosting providers offers VPS web hosting on two different operating platforms.
Windows and Linux are the operating systems offered as an option when deciding a VPS hosting package. The packages offered by the hosting services are Windows VPS and Linux VPS.
In this article we are going to discuss about the benefits and drawbacks of Windows and Linux platform. There is a false story we all know that if one uses windows to build the web pages, then it is necessary to opt for Windows hosting package to host your website.
On VPS you can use any operating system, which are allowed by your web hosting company. It doesn’t matter in VPS hosting which OS you are using on your computer to design the pages of your website. It is just a myth, that you should go with windows hosting only, if web pages are built on windows OS.
The advantage of Linux is that it is an open source application and can download it for free. Whereas, for windows you need to purchase a license copy for using the windows server software. Hence, it is known as a costly solution. In the corporate industry, most of the businesses goes with Windows VPS Hosting, as the softwares developed by Microsoft are only compatible with Windows and if you wish to use Microsoft softwares then windows is the only solution for you.
In terms of Security, Linux system is much preferred by webmasters compare to the security provided on windows. This is an another benefit of Linux based hosting. As because of the low cost of Virtual private servers, using Linux on your server will definitely save your money in hosting.
The most important factor one should never overlook is to confirm about the service offered by the web hosting provider you choose. Poor service and bad customer support can take your business down forever. The service provider should have a well experienced team of experts to solve all your hosting issues in minimum response time.
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