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Compare Windows vs. Linux
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TurnKey Internet offers both Linux and Windows Server 2003
operating systems to choose from for your hosting needs on our dedicated
servers and virtual private
servers. Choosing the right operating system is important to insure
you have the specific performance, security and applications that
your business will need. TurnKey Internet backs up all our servers with
full management, so
no matter which operating system you select you will have a winning combination
of software, technology and support backed by our team of experts always ready to
help.
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TurnKey Internet Now offers Windows Server 2003! Read here for more information. |
Which Operating System is Right for My Hosting Needs?
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Just because you use a Windows desktop PC in your office, does not mean you
necessarily should use a Windows-based operating system for your hosting server
(and the reverse is true with Linux). The operating system you use on your desktop
has little to do with your choice of server operating systems. You can use either
operating system equally as well for your hosting server, as long as you understand
how to use your administration interface
and web publishing software (such as FTP, or Microsoft Front Page).
When it comes to Web hosting, Linux has been widely considered the best
operating system choice. Linux is typically found to be the most reliable,
stable, secure, cost effective and efficient system and is the most popular choice
for the demanding environment of Web, database and mail servers. The real question
that will help you decide which Operating System is right for you is to examine the
applications you plan to use on your server such as the administrative control panel, specific
scripting languages you plan to use, what type of database your specific applications are
written to work with, etc. While Linux is the preferred choice by most (because there is
far more compatible open source (free) software available for use such as web forums, blogs,
mail tools, and more), Linux lacks complete support for Microsoft specific applications
such as Microsoft SQL Server, ASP, VB, Front Page, and IIS (Microsoft Internet Information server).
If you need any of those specific Microsoft software technologies then you should select
Windows Server 2003 as your operating system. Both Linux and Windows Server 2003 can run the most
popular web-enabled technologies such as PHP, Perl, MySQL, Apache, etc., but you typically
have to manually install those applications on Windows Server 2003, unless using the Plesk premium
control panel on your server.
Linux is considered the best for hosting PHP, Perl, MySQL and Apache-based web sites since
those technologies are embedded in the server and optimized from the start. You need to examine
which technologies your web site(s) need, and what you may need in the future as the basis of choosing the
right Operating System for your hosting server.
Operating System Application Support
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Internet Information Server 6.0
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Apache Web Server |
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Microsoft® FrontPage
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Perl 5.x |
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PHP 4.x & 5.x |
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MySQL 4.x & 5.x |
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Microsoft SQL Server Database |
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Microsoft Dot Net (.NET) |
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ColdFusion |
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Items marked with * may require additional administration, setup, support and may not be fully compatible for some applications compared to the Linux version. |
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What makes Hosting Your Linux or Windows Server with TurnKey
Better? | The
real difference, beyond the quality, performance and service that TurnKey
provides, that we include everything without hidden fees. We include a
generous amount of RAM, CPU, disk, and bandwidth with every low-cost plan,
while competitors may try to trick you by offering very low allocations of
resources for your web site(s) only to surprise you later with extra
fees, over-usage bills and new surcharges. Be sure to avoid competitors using
industry buzz words like "burstable" -- they are often trying to advertise
cut-throat up-front introductory low rates to over-sell and over subscribe
their network and will typically cause your web site(s) to experience quality-of-
service problems until you are willing to pay them extra. Most competitors
pad their service fees with many add-on charges, such as $50 more a month for
disk backups, $30 a
month for an Administration
Panel, extra hourly fees for support, $50 more a month for firewall
services, and even more every month just to keep your software up-to-date!
TurnKey believes you not only deserve all these features, but you should not
have to pay extra for them! TurnKey includes these features with our FREE Server Management
plans for Servers. All these value-added
services are included in our low-cost monthly packages.
TurnKey Internet hosts all servers on the highest quality
carrier-class business servers from Dell with the latest and most secure
Linux Red Hat Enterprise operating system. Competitors often will use
pre-owned server parts, or lower quality servers in an effort to appear to
offer a lower cost of service to you; but when performance problems and
hardware down time become frequent due to these lower quality servers and
parts, you quickly see why TurnKey can offer its 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
and 100% Network Uptime Service
Level Agreement.
TurnKey Internet owns and operates its facilities (network, computers,
infrastructure, fiber optic circuits, etc.) and maintains its own dedicated
local (not outsourced) staff. TurnKey Internet is not a reseller, or a sales
agent for another datacenter or web hosting company. By owning our own
infrastructure we are able to offer the most competitive pricing and service
offerings backed by unmatched quality and support. In fact, many of the
competitor offers you may find on the Internet today are from resellers
that operate on our network, servers and within our data center facilities.
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