Web Hosting
Platforms Compared – Windows and Linux
Here is a hosting features grid for both platforms:
| Feature |
Windows |
Linux |
| Hardware Platform |
Dell PowerEdge |
Dell PowerEdge |
| Operating System |
Windows 2000 and 2003 |
RedHat 3.0 ES |
| Database Available |
Yes – Microsoft SQL Server |
Yes – MySQL |
| FrontPage Extensions |
Yes |
Yes |
| Customer Control Panel |
No |
Yes - CPanel |
| Email Included |
No |
Yes – POP/IMAP/WebMail |
| WebMail Access |
No |
Yes – 2 Webmail Clients |
| SPAM Control |
No |
Yes - SPAMAssasin |
| FTP Access |
Yes |
Yes |
| ASP and ASP.NET |
Yes |
No |
| CGI |
Yes – Not optimized |
Yes - Optimized |
| Perl |
Yes |
Yes |
| PHP |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom Add-ins |
Yes |
No |
| Custom File Perms |
Yes – By request |
Yes – CPanel Controlled |
| Web Stats Logging |
Yes – By request |
Yes – Standard |
| Server Monitoring |
Yes |
Yes |
| Redundant Server |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom Site Config |
Yes |
Yes |
| Site Backups – Daily |
Yes |
Yes |