Web Server Platforms

UNIX or NT? Sounds simple doesn't it? It can be to some, but others it can be a nightmare of a decision.

UNIX has been around longer, is more stable, less prone to malicious software, and is generally more secure. A UNIX-based server will also manage its resources more efficiently then an NT machine, and a good portion of the software you will be running is open source, or free, such as the web-server software itself, Apache.

On the other hand, many more webmasters feel that NT provides a much more easy-to-use interface, and a much more familiar one at that. The software may not be free and sometimes expensive, but is much more easier to use and configure, and most of the tools available to UNIX servers are in one way or another available to those running on a NT machine.

Whatever you choose, as with all web technologies, do your homework before you buy.

You can query a web site to see what OS it is running, as well as the platform. Click here to check it out.

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