Difference between linux and windows hosting

Difference between linux and windows hosting

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  Hello! I am AnuradhaChawla You can reach me at anuradha@dhost.com
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  “ Want to Knowthe difference between Linux and Windows Hosting? Let's have a look on merits and shortcomings of Linux VS Windows hosting, it makes easier to understand the real contrast between them.
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  The solution tochoose an appropriate hosting plan depends on following criteria: 1. OPERATING SYSTEM: The main difference is the core operating system (OS). Linux uses a form of the Linux kernel, which is commonly free. Windows, meanwhile, comes with a licensing fee.
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  2. COST: Windows hostingis costly, it is due to the licensing fees being added to the hosting fees. While in case of Linux hosting, open source structure and some form of free Linux Kernel tends to lower the cost of hosting.
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  3. CONTROL PANEL: Manypeople have a good knowledge of cPanel, which is available on all Linux OS hosting. WHM, or Web Host Manager, is also available on Linux servers, but not on Shared Linux servers. On the Other hand , Windows servers run on Plesk and Websitepanel.
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  4. DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: Anotherbiggest point take in consideration of Linux VS Windows Hosting is development tools that play a vital role in hosting decision, mainly rely on the scripting language. If the languages are PHP, MYSQL, or PERL, then Linux hosting will be an appropriate choice. If the languages are ASP.NET & MS- SQL database, Windows hosting is relevant to the situation.
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  Here’s a tableshowing the appropriate option for the pertinent language and database. LINUX WINDOWS MYSQL MYSQL, MS Access, MS SQL databases Couch DB, Firebird, Oracle, Postgre SQL Couch DB, Firebird, Oracle, Postgre SQL CGI ASP PERL ASP.NET PHP PHP PHYTON SILVERLIGHT RUBY FRONTPAGE JAVA, Node.js JAVA, Node.js
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  4. FILES: With Linux,file and directory names are case sensitive. If you name a file ContactUs.html, and another page in the same directory as contactus.html, these are completely different pages. Windows servers don’t care about upper and lowercase. On a Windows server, ContactUs.html and contactus.html both are the same pages.
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  5. FTP: FTP isa way of transferring your files from your laptop to your Web server.Both Linux and windows operating systems have FTP access, but Linux is usually the only one that supplies telnet or ssh access as well. 6. CODE ACCESS: Linux allows all users to have full access to the code and they can make any alterations they want. While Windows users do not have access to the proprietary code nor are they allowed to make alterations.
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  5. CUSTOMER CARE: Linuxusers rely on online peer support from a huge online community. While Windows offers paid help-desk support for those using their system. 6. VULNERABILITIES: Strong security protection is necessary in both the cases yet major companies are unable to recognize that security is wholly an issue of web hosting administrator rather than the operating system.
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  Furthermore, it’s possibleto move to the websites designed to be hosted on Linux to Windows web server easily. While in contrast, websites designed to be hosted on windows cannot easily be moved to Linux web server. Custom written Apps are the ones that are more likely to create issues, even if you move between same operating systems on different hosts.
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  BOTTOMLINE: These two typesof hosting offer the same level of proficiency. So the type of hosting service you choose greatly depends on what kind of technologies your website needs. For example, if you would like to start a blog with WordPress, or setup an online forum, then Linux hosting will be a great choice for you. However, if your website requires specific Microsoft technologies such as MSSQL, you are required to use Windows hosting.
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