Which is best for you?

Both technologies are well proven, with 1&1 supporting packages for both beginners and professional web developers. While you may have an allegiance to either Linux or Microsoft based on your choice of operating system or on what you've been advised, it is essential to choose the technology that is more suited to your style of web building.

Linux hosting

When it comes to Web hosting, Linux is widely considered to be the best operating system for web servers. Characteristically reliable, stable and efficient, Linux is proven in the most demanding environments of web and mail servers.
If you plan to incorporate work that uses PHP, Perl or MySQL languages, Linux is the solution you should choose. Linux is also ideal for the kind of websites that display information as a brochure, in newsletter format or as data sheets. Linux works well for ‘brochure-ware' sites that offer interaction via enquiry forms, online purchasing and other e-commerce functions.

 Microsoft hosting

Microsoft facilitates varying degrees of design and management through a drag-and-drop philosophy, via Microsoft FrontPage, .Net Framework and SharePoint. By this, Microsoft presents an advantage when it comes to the integration of Microsoft applications when you're designing your website. Essential Microsoft-specific applications such as FrontPage or ASP ® will work particularly comfortably with an Accesspoint MS-hosting package.

Microsoft also presents an advantage if you plan to incorporate searchable databases to your website. The reduced development time and better integrated functionality characteristics of MS Hosting offer a real advantage for users wishing to incorporate database facilities to their website.

Choose the right solution

Consider the tools and scripting language you plan to use - if you use PHP, MySQL or Perl together with a variety of software programs, Linux is the one for you. If the applications you plan to use are Microsoft-Specific, then Microsoft hosting is likely to be the right choice. Either way, check out with us all the features of an Accesspoint shared hosting package. You'll see for yourself the variety of ways you'll be able to bring your web project to life.