NYColt Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Is there an obvious preference for OSC to run smoothly? I am about to decide on a web host and OSC will play a big part in my site so I want to choose the right on Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 I predict ....Linux 100 to 1 :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemonj Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Being that OSC is designed to work with Apache (although it can work with IIS) and Apache is definitely not optimised to work on Windows, I would suggest Linux. We will not even discuss the fact that your website will not be down as often on a Linux host as opposed to a Windows host. :) "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattice Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Daemonj is right, also PHP and mySQL are original *nix env products that later got ported to Windows. So if you have a choice go for Linux. On the other hand osCommerce is 100% Windows compatible. Obvious difference for osCommerce: not really. Obvious difference in uptime/stability: YES, go Linux. Carpe Aptenodytes, Mattice "Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 How is it with WINUX? :lol: No, LINUX is the favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Seeing as mysql does not run half bad at all on windows assuming all your indexes and want not are setup -correctly- for a small shopping site most members around here would probably not even notice the difference. Even with a few hundred hits a second a windows box will still perform fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Yeah, may be. But did you think about the bugs too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agtlewis Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 I would choose a linux or unix server over winblows anyday. Anyone heard the story about the server at a university here in the US? It was running linux, and when the school renovated some rooms they accidently built it into the wall. It took them four years to find it... but it didn't crash once! Windows can't do that. No Way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent C Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 First: "My disclaimer", I'm a die-hard Windows user. My development machine is Win2K. I have a client hosted on a Windows server, and a test site hosted on a Linux box. The Linux server wins hands down! Here's why: *Most Windows servers don't let you change file permissions yourself *Most Windows servers cost more *Most Windows servers don't have any additional PHP modules installed *Linux often runs faster *Most Windows servers are using IIS. Apache servers tend to provide better error information, such as full paths *Telnet, SSH and Scheduled Tasks/CRON jobs are usually only available on the more expensive Windows hosting packages HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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