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What is the Difference Between Unix and Windows Web Hosting?
What is the Difference Between Unix and Windows Web Hosting?
So you’re finally ready to publish your finished website and you’re searching through the myriad of web hosting plans and providers. You may have noticed that most hosting companies use Linux or Unix operating systems on their web servers. Microsoft Windows is less commonly offered as a choice. So what’s the difference?
Most people are familiar with Microsoft Windows having used it at home, work, or at school. It is very easy to use for novices and it doesn’t require command-line knowledge. In Windows Home and advanced Server editions, you can simply point and click your way to a different folder using your mouse. Unix and Linux are open-source – meaning that the operating system is free and the source code is well documented and easily distributed. There are no major differences between Unix and Linux. Unix is much older and cannot run on x86-based personal computers (like the one you’re using now). In contrast, Linux can run on both high-powered servers and x86-based computers.
Linux is available in many flavors, though most hosting companies use Red Hat Linux, or Mandrake Linux, which are proven workhorses able to handle hundreds of websites and millions of hits per day. FreeBSD and OpenBSD are versions of Unix which are also available. While ease-of-use is very important for a home or work computer, it is generally not a big issue when working with a web server. After all, you are doing most of your website design offline on your own computer. Unless you have very advanced programming or operating system-specific modules, you will not notice the difference between Windows and Unix servers.
Both Linux/Unix and Windows can handle high traffic websites and add-ons such as chat rooms, email and website statistics with ease. The biggest differences are price and software compatibility. Because Windows must be purchased and licenses renewed continuously, Windows hosting plans are usually more expensive than Unix-based plans. Also Unix-based plans often come with free email, databases (MySQL), statistic, and community programs. While Windows plans come with Microsoft software (MS SQL, for example) that must be purchased by the hosting company.
Both Linux and Windows platforms can run popular programming languages such as php, perl, or java. If your website uses active server pages, then it will be less risky hosting it on a Windows server. Well it still may function on a Unix server, there may be small glitches that are not immediately apparent. Similarly, if you are using with Microsoft SQL databases, these databases will be supported by most Windows plans. However, Linux or Unix plans often include MySQL which would require that your databases be converted to this format in order to function properly. If you are currently using any Microsoft programming (especially active server pages) or third-party applications (MS SQL 2000), you may want to play it safe and choose a Windows hosting plan.
From the average web designer’s standpoint, there isn’t much difference between hosting on Linux/Unix or Windows web servers. However, before signing up for a hosting plan, ensure that all facets of your site’s design, programming, databases and the like will work with that plan. If you are unsure, ask the company’s sales or technical staff before you commit.
About the Author
Jason Kamara is the developer of Simple Host Finder. Find the best web hosting plan for your needs using this simple, free directory http://www.simplehostfinder.com.
What is the Difference Between Unix and Windows Web Hosting? by Jason Kamara
How to find the right web hosting company
How to find the right web hosting company
I don’t know about you but I have been in this situation more than once. You sit by your desk and get an idea of a website that you would like to build. Maybe it’s just a personal or family website or maybe it is a business website. It doesn’t really matter as both are sites that you would like to have online fast and be able to access where ever when ever.
So after building your content (or some of it) and deciding on what domain you think would fit your website then you come to on of the tasks that I have personally had a lot of difficulties in dealing with. That is the choice of the company to host your new website.
If you are completely new to this then I suggest that you go visit Google and try searching for “web hosting”. At the time of this article there are 214 million pages competing for the term. So how are you supposed to pick the right one? Well at first I didn’t have a clue my self.
One option would be to go through the first ten or twenty web hosts and pick the one that you feel has the solution you are looking for. But what if two or more of them offer the same solution? Do you go for the lowest price, the best service or is it something else that will trigger the decision?
Luckily there is some clever people that has already found out that this is more than the average person can cope with and they have therefore create the site called FindMyHosting.com. When I first started building websites I didn’t know of this site but boy it would have save me a lot of time looking for the right host.
At first the site might look a bit confusing because of all the information gathered in one place. However if you focus on the middle section of the site you will quickly find that they have a searc option where you can choose between Country, Monthly Price, Hosting Platform, Disk Space, Data Transfer Limits and Number of E-mail accounts.
This is basic stuff for the experienced website builder, but if you are one of those I’m sure you already have a favorite web host and then you don’t need to go look for a new one. But as a newbie the basic stuff is mostly more that enough to make a fair choice of a new web hosting solution.
If you are on a low budget you can find hosting solutions down to $1.50 a month. Companies like InMotion Hosting and 3Essentials offer hosting solutions for $1.50 a month with about 1GB of storage space, 10GB of traffic, 15 e-mail accounts etc. Now this seems like great solutions for a new person launching a website.
BUT… before you make the final choice of web hosting company you must take some time to search the internet for information about this company and their solutions. Use Google to find out what other people think of their solutions, their support and their general business ethics.
Personally I would never choose a host based solely on price. Make sure you go with a web host that other people have had good experiences dealing with. If you can find any positive comments or even any comments I suggest that you move on to the next one. It might be a new company and who knows whether they will be here in one or two years?
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How to find the right web hosting company by Mikael Rieck
A guide for choosing the best web site hosting service
A guide for choosing the best web site hosting service
Description:
There are a million of options available with the few thousands of hosting companies that exist today and that makes choice all the more difficult, or let’s say, confusing. Fact remains that people often tend to overlook a few simple facts that not only helps one to choose the best web site hosting service but also to gain the much desired peace of mind.
General Introduction:
There are certain factors, which, put together, enables people to choose the best web host from a plethora of other similar service providers. As per the industry standards, the best web host should beat others in terms of both service and options as well as should be able to solve any problem immediately that their clients may face. Apart from these, the best web host must have the courtesy to communicate and keep the client updated on the current status regarding solving their problems.
Choosing the best web site hosting service:
Quality of Service is the first criteria that a person must look for while shopping for the best web host; since the current trend is to go online, therefore, it is easy to fall into the traps set by the $4.00 hosting companies offering 1000 Mb of server space along with 24/7 technical support. People often consider such a company to be the best web host making excellent services available and do not recognize the truth, which could be just letters and numbers. So, before making a decision on signing up with the best web host, it is always advisable to find out the most intricate matters in detail; like the claim 24/7 technical support can be a subject to a lot of interpretation and may mean that a person needs to wait for 48 to 72 hours before the problem is solved. 24/7 means that the customer shall be able to reach a live person when he/she calls the support number, so this is something to be found out while selecting the best web host. A good service provider should take around one hour to respond back if communication is established through e-mail.
Analyzing the billing process of the provider’s hosting service plans is another method to find out whether the service provider can qualify as the best web host. So, if the answers come positive (at least, satisfactory) for enquiries regarding handling the billing process (whether it’s done by an outside company or the same company selling the hosting service), the process for resolving the billing issues (either through a support number or by mail), the payment modes, online account management platforms and credits for referrals, expect to reach a level of comfort with the service provider, whom you now know to be the best web host that you can find.
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A guide for choosing the best web site hosting service by Oliver Turner