Windows Web Hosting or Linux Web Hosting?

Should I choose Linux or Windows for my hosting Platform?

Traditionally Linux has been the platform of choice for hosting reliable websites due to the stability of the operating system (OS) however this is now a thing of the past. The Windows hosting platform has steadily gained ground on Linux and is the choice platform for many developers.

The choice between Linux or Windows is now based upon what scripting language you choose for your site development and whether you are using open source packages. The following guidelines will help you choose the right platform for your hosting.

If your website is an ASP or .NET application then you must choose the Windows platform as this is not supported on Linux.
If your website needs .htaccess or mod_rewrite then choose Linux
If your website is primarily PHP and MySQL then Linux is recommended, however speed and performance will be matched on Windows
If you intend to use an application from our Application Vault then you may wish to visit the Application Vault comparison page.

If you are unsure of what platform best suites you and would like some assistance, we invite you to contact our sales team for advice by emailing sales@web24.com.au

Single Domain or Multi Domain Plans?

Web24 offers two types of hosting plans, Single Domain and Multi Domain.

Single domain plans allow you to host a single website with multiple domains aliased to it.
Multi Domains are like reseller plans where you can hosting unlimited websites within the plan resource capacity

Hosting Features
Linux Windows
Sub Domains
Domain Aliases
Shared SSL
Dedicated SSL Available
2 Web Stats Packages
Daily Backup*
SAS Raid
N+1 Redundancy
Diesel backup and UPS
24x7 Server / Site / Network Monitoring
All Australian Based Servers
Email Features
Email Accounts
POP3, SMTP
IMAP
Mailing Lists
Unlimited Email Forwards/Aliases
Virus and Customizable Spam Filters
@Mail Webmail
Calendaring and Address Books
Development Features
PHP
ASP
.NET
Isolated Application Pool
Python
Perl
Database Features
MySQL
MSSQL 2005 & 2008
Access Databases
ODBC
Component Objects
AspUpload
AspEmail
aspJpeg
CDONTS
jMail
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