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WINDOWS

Windows OS Distributors : Microsoft

Control Panels :
Plesk , Hsphere , Helm , Hosting Controller , etc .

Server Side Scripts :
Can host websites which requires Windows Operating System and technologies such as Active Server Pages (ASP), ASP.NET infrastructure, AJAX along with MS SQL, MS Access and ODBC database connectivity.
Support for server side scripts - ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, Perl, ASP.NET Ajax extensions,Server Side Includes (SSI), Zend Optimizer , GD Library , ImageMagick , FrontPage Extensions and XML.

Database Support :
MS Sql , MS Access , ODBC , Mysql , PHPMyadmin

Multimedia Support :
Flash  ,Shockwave , Windows Media Compatible , Real Audio/Video Compatible

Access :
The most common type of server access is FTP and Windows platforms allow this type of access. Based on software installed Windows also allow standard control panel access.Windows has the ability to support telnet however it is neither standard nor common.

Scripting:
Windows started with BAT files which is a combination of OS commands and optionally its own language and supports two languages, JavaScript and VB Script.

Text Mode Interface:
This is also known as a command interpreter.

File Hierarchy:
Windows uses a volume-based file hierarchy.Windows uses letters of the alphabet to represent different devices and different hard disk partitions. Under Windows, you need to know what volume (C:, D:,…) a file resides on to select it, the file’s physical location is part of it’s name.

About Hidden Files :
Windows tracks this as a file attribute in the file metadata.Here the user can over-ride the default behavior and force the system to list hidden files.

PHP :
It always has to be installed under Windows

User Data:
Windows allows programs to store user information such as files and settings anywhere. This makes it impossibly hard to backup user data files and settings and to switch to a new computer.

Customization :
Windows is less customizable than Linux is.

Cost:
Windows is expensive.Microsoft allows a single copy of Windows to be used on only one computer.

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LINUX

Linux OS Distrubutors : Linspire, Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu, Xandros, Knoppix, Slackware, Lycoris, etc.

Control Panels :
cPanel , Ensim , Plesk

Server Side Scripts :
Can host websites which requires Linux OS with Fantastico PHP, Perl, Ruby on Rails (ROR) , curl ,Server Side Includes (SSI), Zend Optimizer , GD Library , ImageMagick , FrontPage Extensions

Database Support :
Mysql , PHPMyadmin

Multimedia Support :
Flash  ,Shockwave , Windows Media Compatible , Real Audio/Video Compatible

Access :
The most common type of server access is FTP and Linux platforms allow this type of access. Based on the software installed both also allow standard control panel access. The major difference here is that Linux is able to support SSH and telnet access.

Scripting :
Linux provides multiple scripting languages, referred to as shell scripts. The Linux scripting languages are older but much more powerful than BAT files. They tend to use special characters instead of English commands and don’t support objects which only matters to the programmers.

Text Mode Interface:
This is also known as a command interpreter.Linux users refer to it as a shell.Linux supports multiple command interpreters, but it usually uses one called BASH (Bourne Again Shell).

File Hierarchy:
Linux uses a unified scheme. In Linux all directories are attached to the root directory, which is identified by a forward-slash, “/”. For example, below are some second-level directories:
/bin/ —- System Binaries, user programs with normal user permissions
/sbin — Executables that needs root permission
/data/ — User defined directory
/dev/ —- System Device Tree
/etc/ —- System Configuration
/home/ — Users Subdirectories i.e /home/username which refers to Documents folder
/tmp/ —- System Temporary Files
/usr/ —- Applications Software
/usr/bin - Executables for programs with user permission
/var/ —- System Variables
/lib — Libraries needed for installed programs to run
Every device and hard disk partition is represented in the Linux file system as a subdirectory of the lone root directory. The root directory lives in the root partition, but other directories and the devices they represent can reside anywhere. Removable devices and hard disk partitions other than the root are attached (i.e., “mounted”) to subdirectories in the directory tree. This is done either at system initialization or in response to a mount command.

About Hidden Files :
Linux implements hidden files with a filename that starts with a period.Here the user can over-ride the default behavior and force the system to list hidden files.

PHP :
It is typically found running on Linux based web servers in combination with Apache.

User Data :
Linux stores all user data in the /home making it much easier to migrate from an old server to a new one. You can even upgrade from one version of Linux to another without having to migrate user data and settings.

Customization :
Linux is more customizable in a way that Windows is not.

Cost:
Linux is very cheap compared to Windows.Linux, you can run it on any number of computers for no additional charge.You can also download Linux for free from each of the Linux vendors

About cPanel :
cPanel is the most user freindly control panel software interface installed on Linux server.It is reliable , cheap and easy to manage.

Additional Feature in cPanel :
You can Use Fantastico to automatically install any of the scripts as listed below.

Blogs
b2evolution
Nucleus
WordPress

Content Management
Drupal
Geeklog
Joomla
Mambo Open Source
PHP-Nuke
phpWCMS
phpWebSite
Post-Nuke
Siteframe
TYPO3
Xoops

Customer Support
Crafty Syntax Live Help
Help Center Live
osTicket
PerlDesk
PHP Support Tickets
Support Logic Helpdesk
Support Services Manager

Discussion Boards
phpBB2
SMF

E-Commerce
CubeCart
OS Commerce
Zen Cart

F.A.Q.
FAQMasterFlex
Hosting Billing
AccountLab Plus
phpCOIN

Image Galleries
4Images Gallery
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Gallery

Mailing Lists
PHPlist
Polls and Surveys
Advanced Poll
phpESP
PHPSurveyo

Project Management
dotProject
PHProjekt
Site Builders
Pro Edition
Templates Express

Wiki
TikiWiki
PhpWiki
Other Scripts
Dew-NewPHPLinks
Moodle
Noahs Classifieds
Open-Realty
phpAdsNew
PHPauction
phpFormGenerator
WebCalendar

Linux is free and the applications in linux are getting more mainstream.