UNIX hosting vs Windows hosting

In this article is carry comparison of two most popular hosting platforms - UNIX and Windows, supported by the overwhelming majority of hosting providers.

Functional possibilities this is the key factor, in which two platforms differ most of all. But will be located not many tasks realized on one platform, and which cannot be realized on another. Basic difference in how this result it is reached. For example, if your site uses a database, you can use either bond PHP/MySQL under UNIX or ASP/MS SQL under Windows.
Is outlined the tendency of the development of the solutions, which will be supported at both platforms. For example, Microsoft FrontPage, is supported both at UNIX and at Windows.

Convenience in the use in recent years providers applied the maximum efforts in order to facilitate to clients the administration of sites both under UNIX and under Windows. Today there is no difference whatever between these platforms with respect to ease and simplicity of use. If you - experienced user prefer to use shell, then you select UNIX.
However, if you novice, you find on both platforms amicably to the user of control panel with Web- interface.

Reliability
Specialists concur in the opinion that UNIX is more reliable. However, my personal experience of the 3- summer operation IIS 3.0 under Windows nt 4.0, shows that the reliability of platform Windows can be considerably drawn nearer UNIX. To the much larger degree the professional level of the service personnel influences reliability. This means that you can make decision about the selection of platform, takeing into account other first differences in the special features of platforms.

Speed
There is not what essential difference between these two platforms relative to speed during the solution of the problems of hosting. The cost of hosting here UNIX thus far still differ significantly as a result of the fact that, in the first place, the majority of program products under UNIX is extended on the no-charge licenses, and in the second place, on UNIX to much simpler attain the same level of reliability and effectiveness, than on Windows.

17 October 2006 | Hosting | Comments