Administrators Nathan Posted February 27, 2012 Administrators Share Posted February 27, 2012 So which do you prefer and why? I've had both and I like Linux better. It really does run things that I use faster. Most everything I use is PHP though and not .net. What are you guys experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkGizmo Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I prefer Linux for reasons you've already stated, plus Linux servers are generally just cheaper then windows servers. I run a game server under Linux and use Wine to power the game. Works really well and it's pretty fast too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microsuck Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Linux only because I love PHP and don't want to screw around with add-ons to make things compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryce12 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 My vote goes with Linux as well since it is more stable and manages the resources better. I read somewhere that almost 90% web servers use UNIX in one form or other so there is a good reason for Linux's popularity. Even though Windows servers are quite stable, they have a poor track recod when compared to Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creaky Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Always go for linux based servers, everything just seems to work better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloggeroo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I didn't have a choice when I got my hosting account. My ISP pretty much uses Linux for all hosting plans. Anyway, it didn't matter because I was planning on learning about Linux and I wanted access to open source projects out there (which are mostly Linux-based). So, I started using Linux and other open source applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan.gogoase Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Linux is definitely the better choice, it runs faster, doesn't need add ons, much more stable than windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Linux. Cheap, efficient and reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHiLL Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Windows for me, though I will agree that Linux servers are faster and cheaper. However I manage a Windows network (11-18 school) which uses Active Directory and many other Microsoft services. We do have a couple of Linux servers, but they're much outnumbered by Windows servers. Also, I'm still at an early stage of experience in servers, so Windows is a good point for me to be at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangV10 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 One person voted Windows, 9 people voted Linux, that says something. I chose Linux, I'd never use Windows on a server. Licensing costs are a little extreme in my opinion, as well as that, from what I've heard, it's not the most stable platform for servers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dojo Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I have only used Linux based hosting services until now and since all my sites run on php/mysql I don't need anything else. Have seen some windows hosting too, but, if my needs are well covered by a Linux based server, I see no reason to complicate my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangV10 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I have only used Linux based hosting services until now and since all my sites run on php/mysql I don't need anything else. Have seen some windows hosting too, but, if my needs are well covered by a Linux based server, I see no reason to complicate my life. Yeah, that and you've got to consider the many more security vulnerabilities that Windows has. I'd be a nervous wreck operating a Windows server. Doesn't seem to be a week go by where's that not a security update for Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrnothersan Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I used to prefer Windows... Now I much prefer Linux (now I know how to use it well). Windows is bad for websites and is slow, but Linux is just faster and much more reliable altogether! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangV10 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I used to prefer Windows... Now I much prefer Linux (now I know how to use it well). Windows is bad for websites and is slow, but Linux is just faster and much more reliable altogether! More reliable if you know how to use it, if you don't, it's a pain in the backside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreso93 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I prefer Linux. I mostly run my game servers (SAMP) on Linux, because the performance is quite better (ping on Windows: around 200, on Server it's 150) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddharth Ramakrishnan Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I am using Linux server for more than 2 years and it is best according to me as it uses some low resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I attempted to use a Linux VPS the other day and hated it. I have yet to try a windows VPS but if it's got the GUI then sign me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDespite Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 For a webserver I would also pick a Linux one. But most of the time I need to run some heavy tasks on a really powerful PC. For these heavy tasks I prefer Windows mostly because it allows me to easily edit and compile the server's source directly on the server machine without having to transfer Gigabytes of data back and forth. And with a 24core machine, you are not going to notice the performance difference anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityGirlLuv Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I love Linux servers. Tried Windows servers once and I was disappointed. Like stated above, it's faster and cheaper and easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Darknite Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Both Why? Because I need to be pragmatic, they are just tools and as such should be used in that capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEddy Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Linux because it's much more simpler and faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHiLL Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Linux because it's much more simpler and faster. Simplicity is in the eye of the beholder. I'm fairly inexperienced with server management, but I can handle Windows servers much easier than I could handle Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEddy Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Also, Windows is not hard to handle, it's just that I work with Windows every day, I'd prefer to work with Linux on my "time off." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnr Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Linux server hand down! I've made a server running on Linux using my old CPU parts back in the day and I gotta admit the server was faster and better. I've also experimented with a Windows server, yes it has it's upsides but it's less stable compared to a Linux one. Edited May 16, 2012 by johnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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