When it comes to web hosting, many people make a big deal about operating systems.\u00a0 Does it really matter?\u00a0 Some answer yes, others say no.\u00a0 The truth is that the operating system a company uses to host your site plays a huge role in regard to flexibility, something that is needed to compensate for its growth.\u00a0 While trying to narrow your options, be sure to follow the tips in this article.<\/p>\n
Microsoft Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n One platform you are sure to come across during your search is the popular Microsoft system, server editions of Windows NT, 2003 or 2008.\u00a0\u00a0 These systems offer the intuitive graphical user interface found on desktop versions of Windows.\u00a0 This platform is easy for IT professionals to work with as a wide variety of commercial applications are available.\u00a0 Many designers are attracted to Windows because of its integration with other Microsoft technologies such as ASP, FrontPage and the MS SQL database system.<\/p>\n Linux <\/strong><\/p>\n If Windows is not offered, it’s usually Linux.\u00a0 Linux is a variation of the Unix system, a platform well known for its reliability and stability.\u00a0 It is especially useful for common internet functions such as messaging, multimedia streaming and file serving.\u00a0 As the Linux source code is freely available, this system tends to be the most cost effective solution in comparison to Windows.\u00a0 When hosting your site on this platform, you are likely to receive other open-source technologies such as the MySQL database, the Apache server application and the PHP scripting language among others.\u00a0 Linux is also compatible with a few Microsoft products such as FrontPage and MS SQL.\u00a0 Many experienced developers prefer Linux because of the flexibility, security and authority it provides, able to offer root access depending on the hosting plan.<\/p>\n FreeBSD<\/strong><\/p>\n Often compared to Linux, FreeBSD is a variant of BSD which is based on the original Unix system.\u00a0 FreeBSD offers excellent flexibility, stability and performance to its users.\u00a0 The system is proven and well designed with a wide variety of supporting applications available.\u00a0 As an open-source solution, FreeBSD hosting tends be one of the most affordable options on the market.<\/p>\n Sun Solaris<\/strong><\/p>\n Sun Solaris is one operating system you will not find offered by a shared host.\u00a0 This platform is quite powerful and makes for some of the most robust web servers available.\u00a0 With a proven track record, the system is primarily used by large Fortune 500 companies. Sun Solaris has been around for a considerable period of time and is supported by a large amount of programs and development tools.\u00a0 Due to it’s high capacity and stability, this platform is ideal high traffic servers and mission-critical tasks.<\/p>\n Colbat RaQ<\/strong><\/p>\n RaQ is deployed by numerous VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting providers.\u00a0 VPS hosting with this platform is simple with a clean interface that offers root access and allows you to share administrative functions among your employees.\u00a0 Cobalt RaQ makes a great option for someone new to server management.<\/p>\n How Do You Choose? <\/strong><\/p>\n Your requirements will certainly become greater as the business grows.\u00a0 Although many platforms will give you a good running start, not all of them are scalable.\u00a0 The best move is to anticipate the explosion you’re looking for and find a system flexible enough to support it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to web hosting, many people make a big deal about operating systems.\u00a0 Does it really matter?\u00a0 Some answer yes, others say no.\u00a0 The truth is that the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[64,62,61,267,59,63],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-hosting-types","tag-colbat-raq","tag-freebsd","tag-linux","tag-microsoft","tag-operating-system","tag-sun-solaris"],"views":137,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}