Pr Officer
By Vivek Gupta
Linux vs. Windows Hosting
If you’re an amateur to the web world specially web then there are many decisions you have to make. provides the concrete base on which every E-business works as well as blooms. There are numerous choices available in the market but it’s the Linux and Windows which heads the list. Everyone has their own knowledge bag according to which they govern their business but which is profitable to you may not be profitable for someone else. That’s why majority of the people are in trouble waters while choosing the server for their business. Let’s delve into each and get the clear picture. The usual cost involved in running a server generally doesn’t affect the cost of complete web package. Windows is owned and developed by Microsoft whereas Linux is an open source and free too. The crux is that using Windows can be more expensive at times but it has its own benefits too.
According to the common myth people assume that because their computer runs Windows they too have to buy Windows package. But this myth is absolutely wrong. You can normally access your web account through FTP or a control panel and both the servers support these methods. But the major difference lies in the FTP commands that are somewhat different in Linux and Windows. In short, occasionally when you try to get your FTP program to do something it returns an error message. Still, this won't happen very often. Linux and Windows provide same features that include PHP, mySQL, POP3 and many more. The major difference arises when you want to create your site using Access, Windows Streaming Media, ASP, .NET environment, FrontPage or any other Microsoft technologies. Then you’re bound to use a Windows as your server. However,
