Windows Vs Unix Hosting

Both Unix and Windows can be used for hosting. Thought Windows offers a few additional advantages.

• Keeping the Scripting language in Mind, the preferred ones are either ASP(Active Server Page) or PHP. You may use both the languages on both the platforms but generally ASP is used with Windows whereas PHP is associated with Unix. This is because Microsoft created ASP. Even .NET is used often but primarily on the Windows System
• If the database is being considered, then on the Unix systems generally MySQL is made use of. On the Windows platform, the Microsoft Access or My SQL, both can be used as an ideal database.
• The Unix system is generally a tag cheaper than the Windows Web Hosting packages. You will find several websites online, which offer Hosting and you may check out the different rates over there as well. And by many people who are just starting out, Unix is preferred because it is cheaper, but then you also have to consider the features being offered and then only take the final call.
• The general features are offered by both that is MS Front Page, Flash, SSH( Secure Telnet), Shockware, Real Audio/Video, Cgi Scripts, Web site graphical analysis, Web site e mail system and PHP.
• Unix provides Web based control system whereas it is found missing with Windows.
• SQL 2000, MS Access, Visual Basic Scripts and the Windows Media can only be used at Windows and not necessarily at Unix.
• A latest tool to have hit the market recently is the DotNetNuke(DNN). This tool is a .NET portal application and hence is favoured at Windows Web hosting sites. It helps to share quality portals and web sites.