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Both Windows and Linux are standard operating systems for servers that can be used for a wide range of critical purposes, including, but not limited to, Web, email, and database hosting. Windows was developed by Microsoft and is, in many ways, the flagship of their software solutions. Microsoft spends millions of dollars developing and supporting Windows. Linux is maintained and distributed by RedHat, although it was originally an open source system.

Both operating systems make excellent solutions for mission-critical Web hosting. For many Web sites the operating system on which the Web server is housed is not that important. The real question is: will you use a specific Web site or database technology that is more appropriately hosted on Windows instead of Linux? If you are looking for a Web hosting solution in order to support a specific Windows application, you should go with our Windows Web hosting solution.

If you are undecided between Windows or Linux, please keep the following points in mind:

Active Server Pages (ASP) functionality is supported under Windows 2000 only.
MS Access database support is available under Windows 2000 only.
The majority of existing CGI programs (generally PERL scripts) that are available on the Internet have been developed on Linux platforms, and hence tend to install and operate more smoothly under Linux. Also, we have a rich set of preconfigured scripts on our Linux servers, which you can use to set up a dynamic and interactive web site in a small period of time.
MySQL and PHP run on both the Windows and Linux platforms.
ColdFusion is available only on the Windows package.

Finally, you can contact us with your web site requirements, and we can recommend a web hosting package which will best fit your needs.

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