Web hosting are very common concern for a web developer. Whether the website is a simple personal blog or a complex business e-commerce site hosting is a key factor. A vast list of available hosting to choose from when I started blogging. It’s difficult to immediately spot the best website hosting provider for my blog.

I was considering of course the reliability of the hosting service. There is this notion that Windows hosting are prone to virus and security attacks, but I think these are changing already. Another concern I have regarding web hosting was security. I feel that Linux hosting have the advantage on this due to the open source community working on it. Maybe one will argue that this is not the case anymore, but still my preference is Linux on security area.

If you are not going to use some Windows specific technologies like asp or dot net in your website or blog, then Linux hosting would be better. My personal choice was Linux hosting for aside from the reliability, security, and efficient performance the price of which is much lesser. This might be because of the licensing schemes required to operate a Windows hosting.

I have read a nice article about what to consider when choosing between Linux and Windows hosting from the following article Linux vs. Windows Hosting - What to consider. I hope that will help you decide in selecting your new web hosting service. I really still believe that Linux hosting is the cheapest and most reliable hosting available.