Linux/Unix for Small Businesses Users
Written on March 11, 2008 by admin
Linux/Unix is an alternative type of operating system that provides web hosting for small businesses and companies that run Linux/Unix applications on their personal computers and laptops. The Linux/Unix-based platform offers a stable platform in the operating industry.
The Linux was developed by Linus Torvalds as an alternative to other operating systems. Most of its versions are free of charge and the most popular Linux software is Red Hat and Mandrake. Initially Linux/Unix appeared to be preferred only by professionals until a couple of years ago. However, things have changed. It appears that many small businesses have switched to the Linux/Unix platform because of its open source architecture, meaning that users can structure the system to do what they want it to do.
Web hosting companies are specialising in Linux/Unix servers and the demand for this type of interface has grown by 40% over the last three years. A Unix-based platform is one of the most reliable operating system that available today. It offers a better up time than Microsoft operating systems and is more flexible.
Linux/Unix also supports a wide range of application languages, more than any other operating system does. The most common applications include C, C++, Shell, Perl, Tcl, Python, Java and PHP. Databases available for Unix are MSQL and MySQL. Whatever language you choose depend upon your subscription plan and your purpose of your web and your hot you choose to store your web site.
The Linux/Unix based system comes with its own web development module, especially in some versions of Red Hat Linux that make web site creation easy to do. FTP modules are built into the operating system to provide you with an alternative way to load the web site to the Linux/Unix host.
Linux/Unix has gain more popularity as more small to medium businesses turn towards its hosting platform.
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