Linux Hosting
July 15, 2009 – 3:57 am
If you are in the process of obtaining quality web hosting and wish to do so at an affordable price you have, or most likely will, notice that Linux Hosting is one of the alternatives. This form of web hosting is highly popular and one of the reasons for this is that it only costs a couple of dollars per month. Linux Hosting is, obviously, based on the Linux Software which is open source and consequently free. When browsing the web one quickly notices that many tend to compare Linux Web Hosting with Windows Hosting which has lead to us also doing a quick comparison of the two, trying to sort them out.
Even though there are many similarities between Linux Hosting and Windows Web Hosting, a couple of things still set them apart. The differences might not be that big but they are still worth mentioning. Important to mention before we dive into these two forms of web hosting is that a lot of website owners put way too much focus on which operating system to choose rather than looking at what the web host, and its hosting plans, has to offer when it comes to features and services. From a pricing point of view it is pretty much neck and neck between Linux and Windows Hosting. Any of these two should not cost you more than $4 to $7 a month. For this amount you should get an impressive number of disk space, bandwidth and uptime. We would recommend you partnering up with the more well-known providers as you can trust them to deliver as promised.
So, let us get to what sets Linux Hosting and Windows Web Hosting apart and which one that is to prefer. When asking professionals, such as webmasters and web designers, you will almost exclusively get the answer that Linux Hosting is their top choice. This is how it is today and how it has been for quite some time now. It is not easy to say why this is but the fact that Linux has narrowed its ease-of-use gap and improved its functionality certainly has got something to do with it. Picking Windows Web Hosting is not a bad thing as it allows full allowance of ASP but from a general point of view Linux is to prefer. It is simply easier to use.