| No matter whether you have your website hosted | | | | Access, ASP, or a VBScript, then it will be necessary |
| on a Linux web server or a Windows web server, | | | | to choose Windows web servers for hosting. UNIX is |
| the process of moving the files to the server for | | | | able to deliver dynamic content similar to the |
| hosting is virtually the same. But there are many | | | | Windows programs by utilizing other software |
| people who wonder what the real differences are | | | | options such as PHP, CGI and MySQL. These |
| between these two types of web servers, which | | | | software technologies are also available on Windows |
| are the most common choices. Both the UNIX | | | | servers. |
| hosting web servers and the Windows hosting web | | | | Because of the additional cost that is required to set |
| servers will be accessing the same data files, so the | | | | up and run a Windows web host, many hosting |
| primary difference is in how the software handles | | | | companies only offer this option with a Windows |
| the data in those files. | | | | dedicated hosting service. This usually makes the |
| The vast majority of website hosting providers use | | | | additional cost of the Windows operating system |
| various versions of UNIX based software, making | | | | more justifiable, as the hosting services charge more |
| UNIX hosting services more common across the | | | | for managed dedicated services, whether it is UNIX |
| board. These operating systems most often used on | | | | or Windows hosting. |
| UNIX servers are Linux and FreeBSD, which are both | | | | Most of the low cost hosting and free webhosting |
| free and without licensing fees. | | | | services that are available will be UNIX hosting |
| As a result, the cost of a hosting operation based on | | | | providers. Again, this is because of the fact that the |
| UNIX servers is lower. The Windows operating | | | | UNIX web servers can run completely free software |
| system costs thousands of dollars, so some web | | | | and that savings is passed along to the customers of |
| server hosting companies charge extra for accounts | | | | the hosting provider, in the way of low cost hosting |
| on a Windows server, if they even offer both | | | | and even free hosting accounts, which many |
| options. | | | | companies make available for websites with small disc |
| The main different that is evident when these two | | | | space needs and low traffic demand. |
| different operation systems are compared, is in the | | | | The primary advantages of UNIX hosting as |
| software that can be run on the UNIX hosting versus | | | | compared to Windows hosting is that there are |
| the Windows hosting. There are some specific | | | | many more choices in web server hosting providers. |
| software applications from Microsoft, such as APS, | | | | In addition, according to track records there is slightly |
| VBScript, and MS Access that the UNIX machines are | | | | better reliability with UNIX servers, which is an |
| not able to run, so they must be run on a Windows | | | | important consideration when your web business |
| platform. | | | | resides on one of their servers. |
| If it is absolutely essential to be able to run MS | | | | |