{"id":20267,"date":"2018-03-05T17:51:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T12:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.resellerclub.com\/?p=20267"},"modified":"2024-05-29T06:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T06:12:33","slug":"difference-between-linux-and-windows-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/blog\/difference-between-linux-and-windows-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference between Linux and Windows Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you set out to buy your first web hosting package, you will not only need to choose the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">type <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of hosting package for your website but (in some cases) also the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">infrastructure<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-namely, a Linux or Windows server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog, we\u2019ll cover:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How knowing the difference between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/shared-hosting\">Linux<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/windows-shared-hosting\">Windows hosting<\/a> will help you<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the difference between Linux and Windows hosting is<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of infrastructure you should pick<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Why it\u2019s important to know the difference between Linux and Windows hosting:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The choice between Linux and Windows servers will affect :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How you interact with the hosting package<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kind of applications you can use<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amount you will pay for your hosting package<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the difference between Linux and Windows Hosting:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0 1.\u00a0\u00a0<b>Server-side applications:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain server-side applications will require Windows hosting such as those written in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.NET.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ASP<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ASP.NET<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS SQL<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHP<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MySQL<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual Basic development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS Access<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications that Windows does not support:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Python<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perl<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CGI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WYSIWYG\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WYSIWYG <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web Programming Languages that both Linux and Windows support:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHP<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MySQL (although MySQL is more commonly used on Linux)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b>Ease of use:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessing and managing your windows hosting server is quite easy. However, interacting directly with the Linux OS will require you to learn how to use the command line. Unless you have a Linux administrator to do this for you, \u00a0learning to integrate multiple pieces of software via the command line can be a challenge for beginners. To combat this, you choose from many <a href=\"\/blog\/the-6-best-python-gui-frameworks-for-developers\/\">GUI (Graphical User Interfaces)<\/a> such as <a href=\"\/blog\/what-is-cpanel-web-hosting\/\">cPanel<\/a> to interact with the OS.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b>Control Panels:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purchasers of Linux <a href=\"https:\/\/india.resellerclub.com\/shared-hosting\">shared hosting<\/a> packages can access the server through cPanel and WHM. Windows users will access their server through a control Panel known as Plesk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>4.\u00a0<b>Cost:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being an open-source platform, Linux is free of cost. Linux hosting offered by web hosting providers is therefore more affordable than Windows hosting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are areas, however, where both Linux and Windows servers are equally matched, namely:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Who should purchase a Linux or Windows hosting package?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>A Linux hosting package is perfect for :<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individuals who want access to a large stock of ready-to-use, free,open-source applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A Windows hosting package is perfect for :<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individuals who want to build\/have more complex websites usually require languages like Perl, ASP, PHP, etc. which would be better suited to a Windows server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we\u2019ve elaborated the difference between Linux and Windows Hosting, it\u2019s clear that there are advantages and disadvantages to both. Your choice really depends on the kind of requirements you have. It is important to note however, that in recent years, with the rise of the cloud, web developers are moving away from focusing on infrastructure and more on the applications they wish to build. The type of OS may cease to matter in the future. 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