| So you're finally ready to publish your
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| | high traffic websites and add-ons such as
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| finished website and you're searching
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| | chat rooms, email and website statistics
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| through the myriad of web hosting plans
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| | with ease. The biggest differences are
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| and providers. You may have noticed that
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| | price and software compatibility. Because
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| most hosting companies use Linux or Unix
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| | Windows must be purchased and licenses
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| operating systems on their web servers.
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| | renewed continuously, Windows hosting
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| Microsoft Windows is less commonly
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| | plans are usually more expensive than
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| offered as a choice. So what's the
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| | Unix-based plans. Also Unix-based plans
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| difference?
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| | often come with free email, databases
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| Most people are familiar with Microsoft
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| | (MySQL), statistic, and community
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| Windows having used it at home, work, or
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| | programs. While Windows plans come with
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| at school. It is very easy to use for
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| | Microsoft software (MS SQL, for example)
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| novices and it doesn't require
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| | that must be purchased by the hosting
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| command-line knowledge. In Windows Home
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| | company.
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| and advanced Server editions, you can
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| | Both Linux and Windows platforms can run
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| simply point and click your way to a
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| | popular programming languages such as
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| different folder using your mouse. Unix
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| | php, perl, or java. If your website uses
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| and Linux are open-source – meaning
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| | active server pages, then it will be less
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| that the operating system is free and the
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| | risky hosting it on a Windows server.
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| source code is well documented and easily
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| | Well it still may function on a Unix
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| distributed. There are no major
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| | server, there may be small glitches that
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| differences between Unix and Linux. Unix
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| | are not immediately apparent. Similarly,
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| is much older and cannot run on x86-based
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| | if you are using with Microsoft SQL
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| personal computers (like the one you're
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| | databases, these databases will be
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| using now). In contrast, Linux can run on
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| | supported by most Windows plans. However,
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| both high-powered servers and x86-based
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| | Linux or Unix plans often include MySQL
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| computers.
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| | which would require that your databases
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| Linux is available in many flavors,
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| | be converted to this format in order to
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| though most hosting companies use Red Hat
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| | function properly. If you are currently
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| Linux, or Mandrake Linux, which are
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| | using any Microsoft programming
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| proven workhorses able to handle hundreds
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| | (especially active server pages) or
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| of websites and millions of hits per day.
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| | third-party applications (MS SQL 2000),
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| FreeBSD and OpenBSD are versions of Unix
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| | you may want to play it safe and choose a
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| which are also available. While
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| | Windows hosting plan.
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| ease-of-use is very important for a home
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| | From the average web designer's
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| or work computer, it is generally not a
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| | standpoint, there isn't much difference
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| big issue when working with a web server.
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| | between hosting on Linux/Unix or Windows
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| After all, you are doing most of your
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| | web servers. However, before signing up
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| website design offline on your own
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| | for a hosting plan, ensure that all
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| computer. Unless you have very advanced
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| | facets of your site's design,
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| programming or operating system-specific
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| | programming, databases and the like will
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| modules, you will not notice the
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| | work with that plan. If you are unsure,
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| difference between Windows and Unix
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| | ask the company's sales or technical
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| servers.
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| | staff before you commit.
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| Both Linux/Unix and Windows can handle
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