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zom · 15-02-2012, 23:25

Not sure if I should ask in previous thread but there is option to choose linux or windows hosting at Digiweb hosting sale website - which one you recommend? I do most of my jobs on Microsoft, but have some bad experience trying to work out xampp/apache on Windows machine. Does Linux fits better to most basic web options?

red_ice · 16-02-2012, 00:44

linux a thousand million trillion times over.

Windows hosting is, for lack of better works... wan|<.

9/10 of my clients come to me with a windows hosting package, and I too started off using windows hosting packages, until i had no choice but to use linux. I've never looked back.

If a client these days has a windows server I polity hint at changing over and most of the time they are more than happy to.

J.D.R · 16-02-2012, 12:05

Excuse the ignorance but...what's the difference?

red_ice · 16-02-2012, 12:36

performance, stability, security the list goes on. Google is your friend!

I find when I work with windows I have to do a lot round about methods to get what I want working. Purely on the config side of things.

The only reason someone would pick windows is if they wanted to run ASP. Even at that tho, Apache can run asp.

Giblet · 16-02-2012, 14:21

Unless you want IIS and ASP.NET, go with Linux. It's better supported

**aidan_walsh** · 16-02-2012, 15:17

Moved from Design.

CptSternn · 23-02-2012, 23:07

It comes down to what language you are developing in. If you are doing more .NET stuff with a SQL backend then IIS is your best choice. You can get that stuff to run on Linux, but it's by no means simple and you will have to modify the hell out of your code in many cases and any pre-compiled packages might not work, especially ones that use custom DLLs.

If you are going the PHP route then you might be better off with Linux. That being said I host a few PHP sites on IIS 7 with no issues. In fact, I have Windows hosting on a cloud based system and the PHP sites are high volume sites that run brilliantly.

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zom Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 532 Adverts \| Friends	Linux or Windows Hosting (Digiweb) Not sure if I should ask in previous thread but there is option to choose linux or windows hosting at Digiweb hosting sale website - which one you recommend? I do most of my jobs on Microsoft, but have some bad experience trying to work out xampp/apache on Windows machine. Does Linux fits better to most basic web options?

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16-02-2012, 00:44	#2
red_ice Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,072 Adverts \| Friends	linux a thousand million trillion times over. Windows hosting is, for lack of better works... wan\|<. 9/10 of my clients come to me with a windows hosting package, and I too started off using windows hosting packages, until i had no choice but to use linux. I've never looked back. If a client these days has a windows server I polity hint at changing over and most of the time they are more than happy to.

16-02-2012, 12:05	#3
J.D.R Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Allenwood Posts: 2,091 Adverts \| Friends	Excuse the ignorance but...what's the difference?

16-02-2012, 12:36	#4
red_ice Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,072 Adverts \| Friends	performance, stability, security the list goes on. Google is your friend! I find when I work with windows I have to do a lot round about methods to get what I want working. Purely on the config side of things. The only reason someone would pick windows is if they wanted to run ASP. Even at that tho, Apache can run asp.

16-02-2012, 14:21	#5
Giblet Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin Posts: 10,593 Adverts \| Friends	Unless you want IIS and ASP.NET, go with Linux. It's better supported

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aidan_walsh Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cork Posts: 15,664 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Computers & Technology, Design, IT Certification, Terrestrial Installers, Virus & Malware Removal, Website Reviews	Moved from Design.

23-02-2012, 23:07	#7
CptSternn Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,324 Adverts \| Friends	It comes down to what language you are developing in. If you are doing more .NET stuff with a SQL backend then IIS is your best choice. You can get that stuff to run on Linux, but it's by no means simple and you will have to modify the hell out of your code in many cases and any pre-compiled packages might not work, especially ones that use custom DLLs. If you are going the PHP route then you might be better off with Linux. That being said I host a few PHP sites on IIS 7 with no issues. In fact, I have Windows hosting on a cloud based system and the PHP sites are high volume sites that run brilliantly.