Windows Or Linux, the best choice for building a station server

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Whether it is a personal build station, or small and medium-sized enterprises to build a station, choose a suitable host is Webmaster Friends common wish. Whether the host chooses Windows or Linux is the first factor to consider.

As the saying goes, "There is no best, only the most suitable" this sentence in the choice of the host is particularly suitable, the site programming can have multiple choices, so the need for the host is not a single show.

Choosing a Windows host or a Linux host is primarily a choice based on the actual needs of the hosting site.

At home, windows in the PC operating system has been deeply rooted in, graphical interface, easy to operate. This is a point where Linux does not compare, but there are pros and cons,

Under the same conditions, Windows consumes more resources than Linux. In terms of price, Linux hosts have obvious advantages, mainly because the Linux host is open source, free, low cost.

While Windows hosts need to buy a genuine operating system, many application software is also charged, so greatly increase the cost of the host, so the price is generally more expensive than the Linux host.

From the host stability, windows as a toll system, naturally easy to attract the attention of hackers, so-called "tall tree catches" is often attacked this is certain.

Linux as an open-source system, attacks are useless, so Windows has been in the system security has been criticized. But at the same time it must be said that Windows after a multi-destructive after the current anti-pressure capability has also been significantly improved.

Linux itself is the network operating system, and early UNIX compatibility. Windows's graphical interface takes up a lot of resources, and the Linux system removes the burden of the graphical interface and the system runs faster. So on the stability of Linux slightly better.

Whether you choose a Linux host or a Windows host, the most fundamental thing depends on what technology you want to use to achieve the desired effect. If your site is developed with PHP, PhpBB, MySQL, and Perl, then you will have to choose a Linux host.

If your site needs to apply to Microsoft-specific applications such as ASP, ASP. NET, ColdFusion, MSSQL server, or Ms Access Databases, you will need to select a Windows host.

Most of the current Windows hosts are all-purpose hosts, capable of supporting both ASP and PHP. For example, the recent very hot Hong Kong host supplier host 91, the author through its official website (zhuji91.com) learned that

Host 91 is mainly dedicated to. NET and PHP developers to provide professional host support, products mainly in Hong Kong host-based. The company has launched the Hong Kong Windows Almighty Host, the Hong Kong Linux Professional host, as well as enterprise-specific requirements to provide enterprise-class host.

Its Hong Kong Windows Host uses Windows Server 2008r2+iis 7.5, which supports ASP, ASP, and PHP. The Hong Kong Linux host uses the CentOS + Apache + PHP + MySQL classic collocation.

Hong Kong's top engine room, Dell original server, the mainland VIP dedicated line access, for its host to provide ultra-strong stability and very fast access speed.

Windows Or Linux, the best choice for building a station server