Which Is Better To Run A Sever On Windows,lunix Or ????????????

i am aming going to start my on sever and i am not sure which is beter to run my sever on windows, lunix or unix?????????????????

I feel Linux is better... and many use Linux with apache I feel Windows NT or other Server like 2003 advanced server is good and provides lots of functionality... and when it comes for server uptime... Linux surpass the windows counterpart... My experience says that

Yes, if you're using Apache, Linux is the way to go.However, in terms of help and ease in troubleshooting, Windows is definitely much better. So many more people use Windows than Linux, so you've got a lot of people to ask from.

Yes, if you're using Apache, Linux is the way to go.

 

However, in terms of help and ease in troubleshooting, Windows is definitely much better. So many more people use Windows than Linux, so you've got a lot of people to ask from.

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Yes thats true... you will find more members using windows than Linux but when it is about performance Linux is better server than windows NT and 2000 based Servers...

Lynux by far...im not one of the best programmers (dont know anything really) but my bro is in his 3rd/4th year of uni at RMIT, and he is studying computer engineering/IT/Programming, and rmit reccomends and uses lynux!

I think Windows 2000 server is cool!!

Linux is way more stable than Windows...and only the dumbest idiot would run a server on a mac....Windows 2003 well is ok..But linux is probably the best way to go!

go to windows if you have money(registered ), or linux if you want a nice server for free

i am aming going to start my on sever and i am not sure which is beter to run my sever on windows, lunix or unix?????????????????

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Hey mate,

I've been using Linux/Unix for the past 4 years. Within the past 2 I have used *nix only at home. I have no windows or windows applications. I have found that by using *nix as servers and even desktop machines, I have learned a tremendous amount about the net and computers in general.

 

Also, because of the open source nature of *nix, it's extremely easy to get advice, answers to problems. Either via web based forums such as this or irc. If you want to try a linux distro try on of the bootable versions (Knoppix, Mepis or Ubuntu). I have used most every flavor and have settled upon Mandrake for home use (easy to set up, good selection of apps) and a debian based one for my servers (such as those bootable ones listed above).

 

I also use freebsd as a firewall and have used it on dedicated web servers in the past.

 

good luck

hashbang

yes i agree with the linux is better than the windows versions. they have alot of problems, well in my experience they always seem to crash when upgrading and linux is more reliable

Linux is way more stable than Windows...

and only the dumbest idiot would run a server on a mac....

Windows 2003 well is ok..

But linux is probably the best way to go!

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Ok, Macs now run OSX, which is based on FreeBSD, a unix version that is VERY good for servers. Apple even has a division which sells xservers which are macs dedicated to being servers. As far as being servers, they have the advantages of unix(difficulty of attack, exploits) and the benefits of easy administration. The downside is that you need a Mac to do the serving with.

 

That being said, you probably don't have a mac lying around, so go download redhat or something similar. Or browse around the web and see if there is a distribution that has good and easy to use serving utilities that don't have bad defaults(I assume you don't know a lot about linux, and therefore don't want to mess with low level config files that much).