Linux Web Hosting

Using Linux for the majority of our web hosting servers has many advantages when compared with using a Microsoft Windows server.

Firstly, it is completely compatible with people using Windows or Apple computers. It simply doesn't matter which operating system people are viewing your pages with, or administering the site from.

In addition to the complete compatibility, Linux servers also offer:

• Typically better uptime and reliability
• Typically better security
• Strong support from our Linux provider (Red Hat)
• Strong backup support from the Linux community
• A better environment for our Apache web server to run in
• More stable and well tested hosting additions like Perl, PHP, and MySQL
• The use of cPanel Control Panel for our clients
• Faster patches for any software bugs

It is estimated that two out of three websites on the Internet today use Linux web hosting servers. That number is also considered to be growing.

ServerGrade also offers clients the option of Windows Server 2003 based Windows web hosting as it is often the preferred option for FrontPage, ASP, and ASP.NET websites.

See further hosting FAQs or our FAQ categories for more information.

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