Windowshosting vs linux hosting

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hello every one

i want to know the difference between windows hosting and linux hosting

and which hosting is the best?either windows or linux??

and what are the dis advantages between them??
 
Basically, Windows can do everything Linux can, and more, but it's much more expensive. Everything is licensed and mostly proprietary, so be prepared to shell out more for a Windows host, rather than a Linux-only one.
 
the statement that stands true in all instances is:
"I will not even pretend on attempting to give a definitive answer to such a question. I don't think there is one, or at least not in the "this one is better" formula."

Neither is reall better than the other. However, one is better at one thing, than the other is.

It really comes down to wallet, and preference.

While the demand for Windows hosting is increasing, the most popular to date is Linux. So, if this question is based on finding out which you should go with for your business, then, depending on your own needs and needs of your customers, I would suggest Linux, unless your's or your customer's needs warrant spending the kind of money it takes to setup Windows hosting.
 
Windows costs money unlike the other platforms but it's very usable and nearly everyone can use it having no issues IMO.
 
On shared hosting, Linux rules. You get much more power with PHP, than ASP which requires a dll registration if you want anything complex. That may not be possible on Windows.

Costwise, the major difference is when you go for database. MSSQL costs a lot, but if the host offer MySQL on Windows, it should be okay.
 
alemcherry said:
On shared hosting, Linux rules. You get much more power with PHP, than ASP which requires a dll registration if you want anything complex. That may not be possible on Windows.

Costwise, the major difference is when you go for database. MSSQL costs a lot, but if the host offer MySQL on Windows, it should be okay.
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This is a very misinformed post. A few things here, PHP does not allow you to have more power than ASP. As a matter of fact ASP allows you to take control of everything the operating system offers because how closely tied it is to it. Also, ASP.NET is many times faster than PHP, and ASP Classic performance is comparible to PHP.

And as mentioned regarding the DLLs, both ASP and PHP require dll extensions for some "extra" functionality such as image manipulation.

I'm not going to turn this into a Linux Vs Windows bash, I'm just clearing things up from personal knowledge and many years of experience.
 
RSNET said:
This is a very misinformed post. A few things here, PHP does not allow you to have more power than ASP. As a matter of fact ASP allows you to take control of everything the operating system offers because how closely tied it is to it. Also, ASP.NET is many times faster than PHP, and ASP Classic performance is comparible to PHP.

And as mentioned regarding the DLLs, both ASP and PHP require dll extensions for some "extra" functionality such as image manipulation.

I'm not going to turn this into a Linux Vs Windows bash, I'm just clearing things up from personal knowledge and many years of experience.
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While I understand that you want to make Windows hosting look much much better, because this is what you offer, please try to remain unbiased here, and stick to facts.

1. ASP only works most efficiently on Windows, while PHP works on both platforms practically the same. That tells me that PHP is more portable, and thus more powerful. ASP by default is a proprietary MS language.

2. ASP.NET is a slimmed down version of ASP, built for the linux/unix system. It is much smaller, than PHP, thus of course much faster. You're comparing a slimmed down version of ASP, to full scale PHP. That's like Outlook Express to Outlook, or better, Apples to Oranges.

3. Image manipulation is a bad example of your point. PHP requires nothing extra to handle image manipulation as it comes with the GD library by default, and can be installed by default when you compile PHP. Extra extensions are needed for ASP however.

While I understand you meant to help the thread along, please do not call other's posts misinformed, then make misinformed statements of your own, to back them up.
 
alemcherry said:
On shared hosting, Linux rules. You get much more power with PHP, than ASP which requires a dll registration if you want anything complex. That may not be possible on Windows.

Costwise, the major difference is when you go for database. MSSQL costs a lot, but if the host offer MySQL on Windows, it should be okay.
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I totally agree about the mysql/mssql pricing issue. The licensing for MS products does drive the price up for most hosting companies. I suppose my familiarity with mysql makes me biased.

I've had ongoing success with linux and cpanel, both hosting and reseller situations. When I went through mcse certification, I was trained on IIS on NT4 and MS Sql 7. I must admit, I hated it back then.

I got my first use of linux 4 years ago and learning everything just came very easy, so I stuck with it.
 
Hello,

Well Windows hosting or Linux hosting is the main question that comes in the mind ofn the people when they decide to go for hosting a website. Windows hosting or Linux hosting depends on the application of your hosting site. Sofware used to build the site, software that you are going to install in the site, the purpose of the site and N number of factors that are attached to it, gives you a choice whether you should go for windows hosting or linux hosting.

From security point of view, I would say that Linux is better than windows. But with Windows 2003 server being introduced as the web server has got much better security options than the earlier windows servers that were used as web servers.

So there are number of factors that you should consider before going for hosting a site with windows or linux.

Thank you.

Regards,
 
RSNET said:
This is a very misinformed post. A few things here, PHP does not allow you to have more power than ASP. As a matter of fact ASP allows you to take control of everything the operating system offers because how closely tied it is to it. Also, ASP.NET is many times faster than PHP, and ASP Classic performance is comparible to PHP.

And as mentioned regarding the DLLs, both ASP and PHP require dll extensions for some "extra" functionality such as image manipulation.

I'm not going to turn this into a Linux Vs Windows bash, I'm just clearing things up from personal knowledge and many years of experience.
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I agree with this. we have worked for the last 6 years with ASP classic and have found it great in functionality and programming flow. upto 1000 clients served with ASP by us and whenever they have asked us to expand the site functions, its really easy to customize the existing site and easily expand it with more features if client requires. However PHP has its own great features, But I still love ASP.
 
I think Linux wins hands down.

Free open source software is the future.

Linux + apache (web) + mysql (database) + php is one hell of a combination.
 
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