Choosing a Web Hosting Platform
First Online: February 28, 2001
Page Last Updated: November 16, 2024
The first and a very important decision you have to make after deciding to launch a website is the platform on which to host the website. I have listed below some of the factors you should consider while deciding between a Unix or Microsoft Windows based hosting, the two most popular platforms available today.
Windows (NT or 2000) | UNIX (Linux, BSD or Solaris) |
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Our PictureSearch, PictureExchange, Who's-who-What's-what features are hosted on the Windows Platform.
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Our Full-text indexing, Adhik Prasangi, the entire The Kamat.Com website make use of the UNIX based technologies |
Web Hosting Decision Made Easy | |
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See Also:
Amateur Webmaster -- Choosing a Scripting Language