Why Linux Hosting is more preferred than Windows Hosting? A web host is a service that allows anyone to publish data on the Internet. There have been many web hosts in the past years. Hosting has evolved from simple HTML pages, and small simple sites with a few images, into full-blown web-based hosted applications that allow users to access content, interact with the website owner, and even order products and services from all over the world. Several web-based technologies such as ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, PHP, and others have been developed through the use of the Internet as a medium for integrating businesses across the globe. Using HTML-based sites on either a Linux or Windows platform has opened doors for various choices for web hosting now. Different types of operating systems are used for web hosting platforms. The two most popular web hosting platforms are probably Microsoft Windows Server and Redhat Linux. What is Windows web hosting and how does it differ from Linux hosting an...