Web Hosting
The basic goal of a hosting service is hosting or web hosting to which certain users could access. However, there are many elements that come into play when implementing such services because the needs have changed and so has the range of users who have their own website, as there is a spectacular growth in blogging worldwide
OPERATING SYSTEM
Although some providers were originally specialized in providing services with Linux or Windows hosting, but now, almost all of them offer both options. The differences between the platforms are clear: the cost of licenses for Windows usually means a higher price, but there are other aspects that should also be considered.
One of the most important is the need to have the option to program in ASP or ASP.NET (Windows) or PHP (valid in both, but more efficient in Linux), and respectively have an IIS server (Windows) or Apache (Linux). It is true that there are solutions for Linux ASP but not one hundred percent compatible with the original Microsoft ASP, so that suppliers tend to use ASP with Windows and PHP with Linux (less security problems).
However, the acceptance of the platform and integration solutions by and for Microsoft products is an added value to consider. For its part, Linux is still an outstanding choice for any user, from the individual to the corporation, being the most commitment to such systems, as shown by the share of Apache against IIS in the segment existing web server on the Internet.
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