Linux Web Hosting

by: RayLam
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While hosting a website, the owner has to decide whether he wants to host his website on the Windows platform or the Linux platform. While Windows web hosting seems to be a natural choice, Linux is catching on fast all over the world.

A Windows platform does not necessarily require a Linux environment to host a website. That said, Linux is considered to be safe, reliable, and economical and it is preferred for demanding website environments.

Generally, the choice of the operating system to host your website depends upon the scripting language that is used in your website. If languages like PHP, MySQL, or Perl are used in your website, Linux is preferred. Added to this is the very high uptime rate for Linux-based servers. These servers have the reputation of maintaining a high uptime of 99.9%. No wonder Linux-based web hosting is the most widely used web host in the world!

On the other side of the coin is Windows based hosting, which is generally more expensive, but it does support ASP and, usually for an extra fee, can support Cold Fusion, Access databases and SQL Server databases.

Perhaps one of the most advantageous reasons that Linux web hosting is that it's simple and easy in regards to scalability. A Linux based web host can host virtually any sized web site, small or large, and do so with the same stability and reliability as if it were hosting a site on the exact opposite spectrum.

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