Linux Hosting : Linux or Window Hosting is similar except the platform the use on server. Linux is a unix based server for its operating system. As Unix is an open source it is free to install and hence cheaper. Most of other application employed on linux and unix are also open source such as PHP. There are various reason for choosing Linux or Window hosting. Window operating system is a proprietary application of Microsoft Corporation. Various application of Microsoft Corporation can be used in conjunction with Window Hosting Server. Linux based operating system employ open source application for functioning of operating system.

Advantage of Linux Web Hosting : Linux web hosting has its own advantage because of its some unique features. Linux platform is an open source application so it is free to download and as it does not require any license fee to be paid for its use thus it is very economical. Only cost of distribution is to be borne hence it is a cheaper solution. Migration from linux to window based platform is easy so whenever you feel to change from linux to window it can be easily implemented. If you want make use of open source technology such as PHP, My Sql or Perl linux hosting is the right solution for as it is very cost effective. Using of database which run very effectively for database driven web site such as MySql, PostgreSQL and mSQL make the obvious choice for Linux based web server for hosting of web site. Many experts believe that Linux hosting is more secure than Window hosting which is one of the reason which make it popular among designers and programmer community. Other advantage of linux based hosting beside being cheaper, it allows testing new things on it which is very good for practicing programmer.