Unix hosting or Windows hosting
Should I buy Unix hosting or should I buy Windows hosting is a question frequently asked of me. And what is the difference? Does it really matter whether your web site is hosted on a computer running the Unix or Windows operating system? In most cases, you don't care or even have to know.
In general, Unix hosting is cheaper than Windows hosting, because your hosting provider does not need to pay a licence fee to Microsoft for the operating system or the web server program if they use a free Unix variant such as Linux. So, in general, you choose the cheapest option from your favorite web hosting provider and take Unix hosting.
If you are planning to create your web site with a more
advanced web authoring technology, such as a dynamic database driven
website, you will have a choice between using a PHP and ASP environment. If
you don't know what PHP or ASP stands for, you can visit this
web authoring FAQ.
But, as you are unlikely to learn using these technologies on your own, stick to
a simple static web site
design using HTML as a beginner. Only if
you are an advanced web developer and decide to use ASP, or even ASP.NET, it may be important to choose a Windows
hosting plan. In all other cases just get the cheaper Unix hosting. And the best Unix hosting is Lunar pages