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Operating system provided by web host service providers
Almost all the web host service providers will offer both Window based and Linux based web hosting. Window based web hosting is slightly costlier than Linux based hosting as in the former case the web host service provider have to pay license fees to Microsoft. Before opting any hosting platform, you should know which plan is better for you and your website.
1. Window based web hosting You will need window based web hosting services or plans especially if your website has the following features.
- If your website is based on ASP.net platform, you will need Window based web hosting plans as ASP.net is generally not possible to host on Linux platforms.
- Similarly if your website is based on any other .net technologies including Microsoft .net, you will have to opt only for window based web hosting plans.
- If you plan to host a website that has MSSQL database, you should opt for windows based we hosting plan, however a few MSSQL databases can also be hosted on Linux platforms.
- If you have access database, you will need only windows hosting platform, as these databases cannot run on Linux platforms.
2. Linux based web hosting
You will need Linux based web hosting services or plans especially if your website has the following features.
- The most advantage of Linux based system is that the web hosting plan in Linux are cheaper than Window based web hosting plans as in the case of Linux the operating platform is free and the web host service provider is not required to pay any amount as license fee. Your web host service provider can lower the hosting charges by 20% if you opt for Linux based hosting plans.
- Linux platform based web hosting are much more reliable and chances of crash of sever are very less and therefore you can expect higher uptime in Linux based web hosting plans.
- Many CGI programs can be freely downloaded from Internet and if your website is based on these programs, Linux is best suited for you. If your website is based on PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux platform is best option for you.
- Linux is older and have many more experience of web hosting.
So, depending on your web site platform and other features associated to it, you can select a suitable web hosting plans and once you decide a particular web hosting, you can find out the charges of hosting your web site from reputable web host service providers and can decide in favor of a particular web host service provider.
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