Deciding whether you would
like host on a Linux or Windows 2003 hosting environment,
all depends on what software
and scripts
you will be running on your website.
For simple static
websites, it really makes no difference which platform
you host your website on, however we recommend
Linux. With linux there is a lot more Open Source
software (free to use) available
for it, should you
wish to add more features to your website in the
future.
Irrespective of whether your
website is on a Windows 2003 server, or on a Linux
server, the end user who is browsing
your website on the internet, will not notice any
difference
when browsing your website. The
difference between a Windows 2003 and Linux hosting
platform is solely in the backend software on the
server.
For the vast majority of websites, hosting your
website on a linux server would be the best option,
and you
would only look at hosting your website on a Windows
2003 server, if you or your website's developer was
planning on programming in Microsoft's ASP programming
language.
Reliability wise,
both Linux and Windows 2003 servers offer similar
reliability, although Linux does still have the edge over Windows servers.
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