The type of web
programming you will use to design the functionality of your website will
ultimately determine if you need a Linux/Unix or Windows hosting solution.
Gettin Connected Hosting offers ftp access to both types of hosting
solutions and the popular
Front Page Extensions on the Windows packages.
With Linux/Unix,
there seems to be more Open Source ready made solutions available vs.
Windows where you typically have to pay a license fee for most ready made
solutions.
If
you are planning on using .PHP, Perl or MySQL you will need the Linux/Unix
platform.
If
you are planning to use the .ASP or Dot Net (.ASPX) programming language,
you will need the Windows platform. The Microsoft platform delivers reduced
development time and better functionality for databases.
The majority of the
web hosts today primarily push the Linux/Unix hosting solution to most of
their customers due to lower licensing costs thus there are not as many web
hosts that offer the Windows hosting solution.