Building a website on a Unix server, what is the difference between a windows server?

Question

I am building a website utilizing php and mySQL. I have always had a windows based server and was wondering if there are any differences I should know of. I was under the assumption that I could just upload my html and script files the same way I normally would. Is this true?

Answer 1

Some Unix servers won't run script or data files with Windows-style line termination. For those, I have to run a utility called dos2unix (Google for it) on the files before uploading them. I have a couple of websites on Earthlink servers that require this treatment.

Answer 2

first of all, php which runs in linux environment uses scripting which Windows does not support. The other way around, websites that uses windows framework does not work in Unix. The only exception is the html format of websites. like what you said, php uses mysql, windows uses msaccess, and ms sql databases. The big difference will be on the scripting side of the page...

Answer 3

One version (win2k) is the customer for the Win 2k server The server does greater suitable than connect desktops like a router or hub could it shares archives with all related simple company networks have greater suitable than a million server the different version is similiar to win NT and meant for use on stand on my own laptop's or Networked laptop's It became launched as "swifter than win ninety 8" Win XP has been plenty greater conventional for Terminal or laptop utilization than Win 2k Years in the past we had Novell Networks working fileserver and connectivity at present Novell is very almost remarkable that's been replaced by ability of abode windows Networking

Answer 4

Hi

I think that unix is much better than wind in the since it is stronger in dealing with web sites cuze it is an open source OS and it is developing very fast in the other hand win is not open and has some problem cuze its development is limeted

in short win is always having problem definding it system from viruses but unix is very strong and pwoerfull

other important issu for u is most of the scripts doent work in win



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