| Windows and UNIX are in fact two different | | | | (ASP), the ASP.NET framework, Visual Basic |
| systems and of course we are referring to | | | | Scripts, MS Index Server, Macromedia's and |
| computer systems. A web host uses computers, | | | | Cold Fusion. |
| (we shall refer to them as servers, just | | | | |
| computers, but sometimes larger) to host | | | | Windows operating system require little or no |
| websites, and all computers need a operating | | | | experience in web development to get advanced |
| system, so Windows and UNIX are the operating | | | | features working very quickly because of |
| system. | | | | better graphical user interface (GUI) |
| | | | Software such as Microsoft's FrontPage is |
| The Windows used is normally Windows NT or | | | | specially developed for the webmaster to |
| 2000 and of course as you know Microsoft | | | | decrease the website development time and |
| charges for it's software, while UNIX is an | | | | efforts. |
| open source operating system, this means that | | | | |
| the original creators of the system have | | | | Lets go back again to UNIX, they support |
| given up the rights and anyone can use it, | | | | FrontPage, Flash, Shockwave, Real Audio |
| change, improve or do anything they want | | | | Video, Cgi Scripts, Perl, PHP, SSH (Secure |
| with, free of charge. | | | | Telnet), MySQL, Web-Based Control System, |
| | | | Anonymous FTP, Web Site Graphical Statistics, |
| From this we already have to main | | | | Web-Based Email System, Miva/XML, Cold Fusion |
| differences, Window hosts are more expensive | | | | Perl, JAVA, PHP, C, C++, Miva, Shell Access |
| and UNIX is more reliable, because it as been | | | | and other wide verity of feature like Telnet |
| improved by thousands of anonymous people. | | | | and SSH that provides lots of flexibility and |
| | | | freedom in managing file and directories, but |
| Most probably you are reading this in front | | | | some of this require advance knowledge of |
| of your computer which most probably is | | | | Unix commands in order for you to customize |
| operates on a Windows XP, have you noticed | | | | the scripts to match your website needs. |
| that it sometimes, it freezes, and the only | | | | |
| solution is to restart it? UNIX is much more | | | | Because of the nature of UNIX, (open source) |
| stable, robust, time-tested, flexible | | | | and the people who love it, there is on the |
| platform for a web server. | | | | WWW freely available software and scripts, |
| | | | again bringing the cost down. |
| Hosting Marketers | | | | |
| | | | Concluding which one is the best, it really |
| But Windows servers have also it's positive | | | | depends what you need, if you need high |
| sides, they are compatible with Microsoft | | | | uptime, security and not so expensive then go |
| applications, and fully support Microsoft | | | | with UNIX, if you need to run Windows |
| FrontPage, Microsoft Access and MS SQL, they | | | | applications like, MS Access or the MS SQL |
| also offer advance-programming environments | | | | SERVER then Windows is your choice. |
| and features such as Active Server Pages | | | | |