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Both systems include a finished administration control panel, with what his administration is very simple in both cases and does not need of advanced knowledge. Nevertheless, there are some differences that it is necessary to bear in mind at the time of choosing the accommodation that more I adapted to his real needs.

The accommodation Linux includes support of pages PHP (PHP Hipertext Processor), while Windows supports ASP (I activated Server Pages). Although both include a similar functionality, he can choose for the one that more is convenient for him. Nevertheless, the principal PHP advantage opposite to ASP is the quantity of scripts and free hardware of development available in the network.

Another difference that is convenient to bear in mind are the databases. The accommodation Windows uses databases Access, extensively extended between the users of personal computers. For the accommodation Linux, Loading uses the database MySQL 5 that, despite being lightly more difficult to use, offers a major yield, therefore it is the database chosen by most of Web pages.

The operating system Linux is known by his reliability and yield. Windows consumes more resources of memory and process, therefore he needs machines more powerful than his equivalent in Linux.

The cost is another significant difference. Due to the biggest consumption of resources and the cost of the licenses of the systems Windows, his cost is slightly superior to that of his equivalent in Linux.

Conclusion: If he needs to use ASP and/or databases Access, Windows chooses an accommodation. In the opposite case, the accommodation Linux will offer him major speed and reliability. Independently if you use Windows as an operating system.

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