Linux is an Operating System, which isn't that popular for desktop machines, but is one of the most popular OSs for servers. It's totally free, so you shall not have to pay any license charges as part of your hosting payments. Linux is furthermore thought to be the most secure Operating System out there and due to the permissions which files have along with the file types that can be run, virus files which could infect a regular personal computer will simply not be executed on a Linux-based web server. Also, the OS is free, so it can easily be changed without any limits, so as to satisfy the needs of the hosting company and their clients. This also means that unwanted software packages could be removed to make the Operating system lighter and swifter, which could directly result in a lot better hosting server performance. A lot of Linux machines have the Apache web server installed on them, as this software is also totally free, quick and reliable. It's the most commonly used web server around and is a part of the LAMP bundle that a lot of script applications, including WordPress and Joomla™, require. LAMP is an abbreviation for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.
Stable Linux with Apache in Shared Web Hosting
When you get a shared web hosting plan from us, your new account will be set up on our top-notch cloud platform where all the web servers run Linux. However, the OS has been custom made to meet our needs, in order to get the most of our clustered platform. The files, e-mails, stats, databases, and so forth., are handled by individual groups of web servers and this contributes to the greater general performance of the platform, as one machine handles just one type of process running on it, as opposed to what many other providers do. All web requests are handled by Apache, because we have seen first-hand that this ispossibly the lightest and most effective web server around. Through a shared account on our cloud platform, you shall be able to enjoy a quick, dependable and risk-free service and to use just about any web programming language – PHP, HTML, Perl, JavaScript, Python, and so forth.