Windows vs. Linux VPS

This has got to be one of the most famous questions in VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting sector. It is almost always inevitably asked by people who have only recently come across the term VPS. It is justified by the various websites which display the various types of OS platform based packages but care little about providing information as to what that really translates into from a customer’s point of view. To begin with, from the very outset, the major change in these two platforms is the kernel type of which is present in the Linux systems.

Linux is basically an elaboration of the UNIX kernel with many more added features and applications built into it. Linux has various distributions within it which are built by modifying certain aspects of the base version of Linux. The other advantage is that the file system used by Linux does not run files with the extension “.exe”. This makes the task of virus protection very simple as most viruses are of the .exe format. Also the system is robust and also offers a Command Line Interface which is very user friendly and efficient. And to top it all “CPanel “the world’s most user friendly hosting control panel works only in Linux.

Unlike the Free availability of Linux based applications, windows applets and the main OS itself are proprietary and hence the cost of operation is generally higher. Also the various modules which make it easy to grab all the information in a database (one of the most necessary tools in web hosting) such as MSSQL and Access are all proprietary. But Windows is best used with other windows based application which offers user friendliness. Another main advantage of the Windows Os is that it offers all tasks and applets in one complete toolkit. But ultimately the choice of the Os base dpends on the user’s ultimate decision.