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What version of OS do you use for your VPS?

Windows and Linux are two used OS (Operating Systems) by Go4hosting. Though, it should be noted that Linux OS is there in over 70% server across the world. Even the powerful computers utilize Linux OS, as this OS offers installation ease and it is more economical option as compared to Windows OS. The most noteworthy features of Linux OS is accessing ease of backend of sites.

Windows and Linux are two used OS (Operating Systems) for VPS hosting. Though, it should be noted that Linux OS is there in over 70% server across the world. Even the powerful computers utilize Linux OS, as this OS offers installation ease and it is more economical option as compared to Windows OS. The most noteworthy features of Linux OS is accessing ease of backend of sites.

When you use Linux OS for VPS, then you will have convenience of utilizing cPanel, the famous control panel. Windows and Linux servers are well-known for supporting Web Host Manager. In Windows VPS Severs, Plesk control panel is used.

Transferring files to web servers is vital and both OS permits FTP access. In case, you want to utilize SSH access and telnet along with FTP, then you can do it with Linux OS. Same way, CGI, Perl, ASP, and PHP can be accessed from Linux as well as Windows OS. However, it has been witnessed that these are widespread in the Linux OS.

In case, you are relating two OS on security, so it is advisable to not pay attention to the claims trying to establish when Linux OS as much secured OS. Windows and Linux both suffers from possibilities of virus assaults. The security is majorly concerned with hosting server administration instead of OS.

Linux OS are mostly preferred for MySQL and in Windows OS, MS Access is required for MySQL. Windows writes the pages as *.html while Linux uses *.htm, and both of the OS support HTML and Java Script. The important difference in both of these two OS is the sensitivity of Linux OS. For instance, if a file name is cloudhosting.html and other file name in directory is the same, then you will see two different pages. However, windows servers don’t face directory names and case sensitivity issues.