Linux servers are recommended in many instances especially when you are going to host e-commerce portals and websites containing HTML, PHP, Perl, and Java script coding.

It would be useful to learn why Linux servers are considered better than Windows servers.

In following slides, we will have a comparison between Linux and Windows systems.

We will also try to understand why Linux servers are more advantageous than windows.

Security: Linux systems are considered more secure than Windows because of following reasons.

•Most of the malware programs such as virus, spyware, trojan, and phishing ware are not effective on Linux systems; whereas they are capable to cause significant damage on Windows systems.

•On Windows, malware can damage files, folders, programs, operating system, and even crash hard disk of the system.

•On Windows, you need to install a robust antivirus to block unwanted entry of malicious programs; whereas on Linux systems you can work without worrying about malware.

Web Development and Programming:

For web development work, you get better environment on Linux systems.

Linux is better compatible with programming applications such as PHP, Perl, Python, JavaScript, and HTML5 in comparison to Windows.

In fact, most of the programming languages and applications were built by keeping Linux systems in view. Therefore, Linux systems are more compatible with the programming apps.

Multi-Tasking:

Linux systems allow you to run multiple instances of the operating system, whereas you do not get any such flexibility on Windows systems.

With Linux operating system, you get many free software and applications such as office suite, spreadsheet, presentation,and others. As Windows is not a free operating system, you need to pay an annual price to use its license.

File System support:Linux supports wider range of file types than windows.

•File types supported by Linux: Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, ReiserFS, Xfs, Btrfs, FAT, FAT32, NTFS

•File types supported by Windows: FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT

Customisation:

•Windows systems do not allow users to customise the operating system according to their requirements. You cannot make changes in the coding of the Windows system.

•Linux systems are customisable and developers can mold the systems according to their requirements. A big section of Linux community is working on customising the systems for different purposes. Today a number of customised versions of Linux are available, which are highly popular among users and developers.

Size & memory usage: Linux systems are compact and smaller in size than Windows. Therefore, Linux OS occupies lesser memory space.

Booting time: Linux OS loads faster than Windows.

Cost: Linux systems are available under GNU license and one can use Linux OS freely; whereas you have to pay an annual charge to use valid license of Windows operating system. As Linux is an open source platform and hosting companies do not have to pay license fees for using Linux system, Linux servers are available at cheaper prices than Windows.

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