How to choose a web host server platform?

Like a computer must install the operating system (such as Windows XP or Windows Vista) to work correctly. Similarly, all the virtual host server operating system can also require the host to perform important functions, and different virtual host server using a different operating system (also known as platforms). One of the most common UNIX platforms, including FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Linux. Of these, Linux is the most popular web hosting provider support platform. The other in the web host market share pricey for a popular platform is Microsoft Windows 2003 and Windows 2008.

In other words, in today's mainframe market, they are basically the main there are two different platforms to choose from a web host server: Linux system host or a Windows system host. Choice of the type host (Linux host or Windows host) depends on your web site hosting environmental requirements, the wrong choice the consequences will be a site does not work. The following are only general principles and recommendations:

Windows Host
If your site requires ASP, ASP. NET 1.0/2.0, ACCESS, MySQL, MS SQL database hosting capabilities ... and so on, it will only select the host Windows system programs. You can refer to our recommended Windows host program.

Linux Host
If your site uses PHP program, HTML static pages, SSI (Server Side Include) dynamic pages, javascript, java, Flash, MySQL database, or your web site needs to install php + mySQL + apache software developed by the host environment, such as WordPress , Discuz, ShopEx, Joomla, DedeCMS .... and so on, you can consider using Linux host program.

These are only general recommendations, individual needs of some special sites such as the host environment, or to install software that requires special host functions ..., etc., please refer to the host you want to purchase specifications details or business customer to the host asked about the details of the host whether the program can be supported.

Since many free open source software (open source software programs) only applies to Linux, so Linux host will generally be more affordable than the Windows host. Once you have decided to use the web site design of the virtual server platform, you can find a consistent demand characteristics of your site's web host.