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Which Way to Go - Windows Server or Linux Server



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By : Rebecca Smith    99 or more times read
Submitted 2010-05-07 08:25:20
If you want to set up a new business of web hosting and you are confused of installing a server operating system for hosting business then this article may help you to have clear idea about which server operating system you need to set up so that you can easily manage your server and serve your customers with full of satisfaction.

Windows or Linux is not a big issue. Actually they are two different paths to reach to the destination no matter which way you follow but as a businessman you need to keep in mind pros and cons of both the ways. There are thousands of web hosting service providers who provides services with Windows Server and so as with Linux servers. If you have customers that build website to sell phone card online and it’s written in ASP.NET that they will subscribe to your Windows hosting package. However if they are written in PHP then they will subscribe to your Linux hosting package.

Windows server is much easier to configure compared to Linux server. Also it is easier to manage it. Microsoft is providing such a user friendly interface that anybody knowing some basic lessons of configuration of server can manage the server. You don’t need to have premium skilled persons or say highly qualified server administrators to manage a Windows web hosting server. But the problem with windows web hosting server is cost. You have to pay money for getting services of Microsoft. Microsoft’s latest server edition Windows Server 2008 is not free. Also the platform of ASP.NET, on which any web designer make a dynamic website that can be host on windows server, is not free as well. Access database provided by Microsoft Corporation, also consists some cost. But by paying all this money you get a very easy interface, a simple configuration and maintenance and a system that helps you on each and every moment you feel confused to manage server.

If we talk about Linux then Linux is an open source anybody can just download it and install it. Not only that anyone having knowledge about file system of Linux operating system can change the operating system files as per needs. Again the problem with Linux based servers is its complexity. It is not a simple job to install and manage the Linux web hosting server. You need to hire highly experienced and skilled server administrators to operate and manage the Linux server. It’s well known that Linux is free and the support which Linux have to make dynamic web pages – PHP is free as well. Databases that are generally bound with PHP script is MySQL. MySQL is open-source database application as well. So if you know configuration and managing server in Linux based operating system, then there is no investment to make other than hardware resources. But if you don’t, then saved money by installing open sources will be flooded in hiring a skilled server administrator.

When it comes to security, there are lots of forums and discussions telling that Windows is less secure than Linux based web hosting server. But that is a past now. With Windows Server 2008 there are no issues of security at Operating System level. Nowadays Windows Server is as secure as a Linux server. It’s all depends upon the server administrator to provide security to a web server.

Finally both types of servers are capable to fulfill your needs as a web hosting provider and no one is more powerful than the other. Windows will reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and Linux is free interface. Now it’s upon you to decide what server you want to install for your web hosting business.

Author Resource:

Rebecca Smith is a web hosting consultant who loves travelling and share her travelling on travel blog about hotel deals information. She is also experienced in building phone card website.

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