Difference between Linux and Windows Hosting ?

Linux and Windows are operating systems which a web server runs. There is a common misconception that if you are running Windows on your personal computer, then you need to have Windows web hosting. This is false. You can enjoy the benefits of Linux web hosting without even knowing the slightest bit about Linux and you don’t need to run Linux on your personal computer too!

Linux Web Hosting:

There is no difference in terms of processing speed between the two web hosting operating system. However Linux is slightly faster in processing basic web pages.

Linux based web hosting is most widely used and best solution for PHP programming based websites. A personal, business or any e-commerce website whether it is developed in PHP based CMS like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Open Cart, Magento or any Framework such as Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Yii. A Linux hosting that fully supports PHP with cPanel is the right choice for you.

Windows Web hosting:

Windows based web hosting is the most compatible solution for ASP.NET based applications/websites. Our plans fully support ASP.NET 4.6, 4.5, 4.0, ASP.NET 3.5, ASP.NET 2.0, MVC4, MVC5 along with MS SQL Server 2012 and 2016R2 databases.

We understand that you may either prefer PHP or ASP/ASP.net. Therefore we support both Windows and Linux hosting. 

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