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Poll: What OS do you host Web pages on?

Thursday April 2, 2009

Knowing the operating system of your Web hosting provider may seem like a trivial issue, but if you know that you're running Linux, you're not going to ask to use an Access database and if you're on Windows you'll be more vigilant about security. There are a lot of differences between Linux and Windows as a Web hosting OS. When you're choosing a Web host, you should know the pros and cons of the operating systems so that you make the choice that best serves your needs. What OS do you host Web pages on?

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April 2, 2009 at 11:27 am
(1) 2ks - Web Design Cornwall says:

I voted linux, but have had the misfortune to have to have to work with a client’s existing Windfows hosting a few times. I probably made a rod for my own back wanting PHP, but it just seems that certain things are not striahgt forward with windows (never mind the security issues, which are definately less in Linux if you’re sensible about your coding.) But we all know that really:

Servers should be linx; desktops should be windows(or mac ;) ) It’s just the rule! :P

I haven’t yet needed to work with the latest version if IIS, which I understand has some significant improvements.

Just my (slightly tongue in cheek) thoughts :)

April 2, 2009 at 5:24 pm
(2) Programit says:

Have looked at Windows hosting but I use a VPS for a number of sites. Difference in cost per month was the deciding factor. Nearly triple the cost for windows hosting with same specs.
Also I believe Linux base is far more secure and stable.

April 3, 2009 at 6:53 am
(3) Alexander says:

My site is hosted on Linux, and I’m really happy with it.
I also have a an Apache 2 test server + PHP 5 installed on my home Windows XP PC for testing quickly (well, not really – timeouts are a problem) pages and scripts. I agree my computer is slow, but several times I’ve managed to DoS myself (on purpose of course) with a PHP script… it’s so easy to do on Windows.

April 4, 2009 at 8:06 pm
(4) Michael Mann says:

Linux hosting and I use Ubuntu Linux on the desktop.

April 9, 2009 at 9:49 am
(5) Kyle Souza says:

I use linux hosting, but I use ASP.NET and SQL Server sometimes, even though I’m on Linux it seems to work fine.

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