Aberforth
The Internationalist
I could not find a topic which discusses the issue of Windows vs Linux in a web server environment. I am considering a typical configuration as used most often on websites - Windows Server running IIS and Red Hat Linux running Apache. I started out with a shared Windows 2003 Server using IIS 6.0 and my websites now run on a dedicated server with Red Hat Linux Kernel 2.6 and Apache 1.3. Three of my websites are large database based websites using frontend PHP softwares and backend mySQL databases. I found mySQL is easier to administrate on a Linux environment and as PHP is native to Linux and Apache(as opposed to a port in Windows) there are more mod options available. I also believe PHP is much more evolved, secure, stable than Windows based scripts like ASP which are often buggy, need a lot of custom coding before any practical use can be made and their lack of mods/plugins. The lack of decent and cost effective forum softwares like vBulletin is an example. mySQL is also cost effective, secure and stable as compared to MS SQL 2003 (8.0) and it runs better on Linux rather than IIS/Windows.
Maybe my outlook is biased in favour of Linux because of my experience, what do you think?
Maybe my outlook is biased in favour of Linux because of my experience, what do you think?