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UNIX (Linux) platform is the most popular platform right now in the web. It’s easy for all the people they want to do their job clean and easy without extreme requirements.
Plus (+) :
- 1. Solid stability. The stability of this platform has got to do with the way this platform work with the available system resources, for the most efficient operation of the tasks it has to complete. It handles better the RAM and the HDD offering more CPU power at the same CPU type other platforms try hard to achieve.
- 2. Great variety and number of scripts which increase user interactivity, written in perl language.
- 3. Definitions of the permissions and the security for each file and the programs they run in your website.
Minus (-) :
- 1. A bit harder than NT if you want to learn more than the necessary information.
- 2. Less automatic tasks
- 3. Doesn’t support dynamic language asp
General conclusion : UNIX (Red hat Linux) platform is ideal for the beginners who believe that it’s better to “Build it and let it play”. If you don’t use Frontpage but other web design authoring programs like Dreamweaver of Macromedia etc. this platform is better for you. It will allow you to have more parameters at some functions of your web site.
RedHat Linux Server is well-known to be one of the most stable platforms available for serving websites. It's native support of CGI/Perl and the ability to use SSI makes it one of the most easily used platforms.
Choose UNIX if you’re a beginner and you don’t have enough time to spend, without many and high targeted requirements and without the use of Frontpage. For advanced users the complete compatibility with the 99% of scripts written in Perl (.cgi.pl) it will help you make your site exactly as you want it with the thousands free programs small or big they exist in the Internet.
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4CheapHosting.net : Features of platform :
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UNIX
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Web Domain Hard Disk Space
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100 Mbytes
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Yearly Subscription Fee
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69$ USD
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Your own domain name ( All international domain name extensions supported )
(ex. yourname.com,net,org,cc,ws,it,ca,tw..)
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YES
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Monthly bandwidth traffic (only 2% of our customers exceed this number)
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2 GBytes
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Email using your domain name
((ex. info@yourname.com and not your isp)
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YES
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POP3-Forwarders-Aliases Email accounts
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Unlimited
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Auto-Forwarding Email Accounts
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Unlimited
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Subdirectory CGI-BIN
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YES
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FrontPage® 98 & 2002 Extensions
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NO
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SSI support
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YES
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Active scripting in Perl 5 language
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YES
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Active Server Pages (ASP) Support
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NO
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Update your site with FTP 24H / 7 days
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YES
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Border Gate Protocol for the reliable transfer of your data
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YES
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General and Email Control Panel
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YES
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Statistics server for your website
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YES
(M.Η.S.)
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Web / Report Graph
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YES
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HDD Space Capacity Graphs
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YES
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Access to RAW Logs
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YES
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Support ODBC Databases
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NO
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Support Jmail, Sendmail, ASPMail,
ASPEmail and Blat
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NO
only sendmail
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CDO for NTS (CDONTS)
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NO
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JSP Support (Java Server Pages)
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NO
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Platform Stability
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10/10
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Uninterrupted operation
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99%
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4CH : Average Bandwidth per server Graph
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Technical characteristics of platform :
Linux (UNIX) Software:
Web server - 1.3.x Apache
Sendmail - Sendmail 8
Op System - Red Hat Linux 7.x
Perl - 5.005
FTP - NCFTPD
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Visit two of the biggest bandwidth and dedicated space providers we use to host the web sites of our clients and see for yourselves the professionalism and the detailed responsible programming of every feature, from the capacity and networking speed until the security of the building, the diesel electrical generator and elevated floors.
Characteristics of netinfra.com network
Net Infrastructure's datacenter is located in a building
having multiple redundant OC-48's. The connectivity comes from four of the largest tier-1 backbones in existence (including GTE, Sprint, and Cable & Wireless)
Characteristics of rackspace.com network
OC3 to Qwest, DS3 to Intermedia, DS3 to SBC, OC3 to UUnet, DS3 to TWTC
Sample screen from main control panel
Sample screen from the statistic server
Sample screen from the email control panel
Sample screen of the properties per email account
See also the features of NT (Windows 2000 platform) |
