{"id":580,"date":"2016-02-27T00:52:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T00:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=580"},"modified":"2023-04-14T16:39:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:39:22","slug":"the-choice-between-linux-and-windows-dedicated-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/the-choice-between-linux-and-windows-dedicated-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Choice between Linux and Windows Dedicated Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LinuxWhen forced to select between the two, the choice between Linux and Windows dedicated servers depends greatly on the types of applications you plan to run.<\/p>\n

Personal computers are very different from dedicated servers<\/strong><\/p>\n

This can be confusing to many outside of the hosting industry since Windows is the defacto operating system for millions of personal computers, but they are vastly different from dedicated servers hosted at a service provider\u2019s data center.<\/p>\n

Personal computers were engineered to be operated by a single user and thus spend the majority of time sitting idle, waiting for some command to bring them to life. In contrast, a dedicated server responds to multiple requests from lots of users and the quicker it can respond to those requests, the better.<\/p>\n

Some similarities and differences between Linux and Windows servers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both Linux dedicated servers and Windows dedicated servers are designed to adequately handle heavy loads executing applications like web pages, email, databases, tweets, videos and much more.<\/p>\n

There are differences though between the two and the first of those is price, and that becomes very \u2018real\u2019 when you\u2019re in a budget crunch. Windows is a proprietary software which costs considerably more than a cPanel enabled dedicated server running on Linux. Price can\u2019t be the lone consideration though, because if you need to run services like MSSQL, MS Access, Active Server Pages (ASP), remote desktop or Visual Basic, those are specific to Windows servers.<\/p>\n

The hosting industry generally prefers cPanel running on Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n

While many in the hosting industry prefer cPanel running on Linux, there are pluses and minuses to each. Discussions about security always pops up when comparing the two, but security should be a non-issue as both can be locked down tight. The learning curve to manage a Windows server is higher and more complex, meaning either your hosting provider\u2019s staff or your IT department needs to well versed in dedicated server management.<\/p>\n

cPanel control panels running on Linux versus Plesk control panels running on Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n

While cPanel is compatible with Linux, RedHat and CentOS operating systems, the integration between Windows and Plesk is substantial providing full integration with Microsoft SQL Server.<\/p>\n

Some advantages of cPanel<\/strong><\/p>\n