If you are looking to make your mark as an online business owner, one of the first things you need to do is find yourself a web hosting solution.\u00a0 The web has grown tremendously over the years and so have your choices.\u00a0 Web hosting services are not hard to find as companies have the industry covered from every angle of the market.\u00a0 While there are many critical factors involved in choosing a service, one of the most important is the platform your business site is hosted on.<\/p>\n
What is a Platform?<\/strong><\/p>\n In web hosting terms, a platform refers to an operating system like Mac OS X or even an something older like DOS.\u00a0 This type of software stores critical files, gives basic commands, tells the server how to interact with applications.\u00a0 In the early days of the internet and World Wide Web, most servers ran on the Unix platform, a very powerful system that while flexible, has always required a considerable amount of technical skill to administer.\u00a0 Though still a popular choice, hosting customers now have a greater variety to choose from in platforms such as Linux, Windows and FreeBSD.<\/p>\n Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n Linux is a newer version of Unix and perhaps the most popular variation.\u00a0 This platform is incredibly versatile and made to perform in the server environment.\u00a0 It is makes an ideal solution for demanding tasks and activities such as messaging and multimedia streaming. Unlike Unix, Linux is an open-source system under the GNU General Public License, making it a cost effective solution for both web hosting providers and their customers.\u00a0 Perhaps the greatest advantage of this platform is its compatibility with various open-source technologies.\u00a0 A Linux hosting package typically means you also get the benefit of tools like Apache, PHP and MySQL.<\/p>\n Windows <\/strong><\/p>\n Often regarded as the main competitor to Linux, Windows is the server version of the popular Microsoft desktop operating system.\u00a0 Upon first entering the server environment, these platforms were powered by systems like Windows NT and 2000.\u00a0 Most plans now are based on either Windows 2003 or 2008.\u00a0 What makes this system so popular is the user-friendly interface that gives IT teams a familiar environment to work with.\u00a0 Not only is it supported by a large number of applications, but also Microsoft technologies that were specifically designed to work with the platform.\u00a0 Some of the main selling points of Windows hosting include ASP or ASP.NET programing, the SQL Server and other services like Exchange and SharePoint.<\/p>\n FreeBSD<\/strong><\/p>\n The FreeBSD platform is based on the BSD system, which is one of the many Unix variants.\u00a0 Similar to Linux, FreeBDS offer cost efficiency as an open-source system.\u00a0 Extremely well integrated, this platform is well known for its speed and stability, making it an excellent choice for mission-critical operations.\u00a0 FreeBSD is becoming increasingly popular and offers support for a growing number of technologies.<\/p>\n Choosing a Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n All the platforms mentioned in this article are great for business hosting, Windows especially.\u00a0 The key is finding a web host that delivers a reliable infrastructure and enables the chosen system to effectively meet your needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you are looking to make your mark as an online business owner, one of the first things you need to do is find yourself a web hosting solution.\u00a0 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":[1],"tags":[234,62,614,61,535,51,59,68,615,567,243,223],"class_list":["post-301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-random-stuff","tag-apache","tag-freebsd","tag-hosting-platform","tag-linux","tag-mac-os-x","tag-mysql","tag-operating-system","tag-php","tag-platform","tag-unix","tag-web-hosting-solution","tag-windows"],"views":167,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301","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=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}