LINUX WEB HOSTING

A Linux based web server is an open source and Unix like system which can be used for demanding environments. So, therefore Linux web hosting is a type of hosting which used Linux based operating system on server and is most popular operating system among the hosting providers.

History
Linux was created by a student named Linus Torvalds in year 1991 after the period when he became frustrated with other more operating systems like Unix. Torvalds published Linux Kernel under its own licence as Linux was adopted in year mid 1990 when usage became common after IBM and Dell started giving Linux operating system commercially as an alternative to Microsoft.

How Linux works?
Linux runs on Linux Kernel, which is the point that differentiates from other systems. Kernel is found in main parts of OS and allows users to control OS security, hardware interface, file system and process control. As Linux is an open source, its source code can be used to modify and distributed to suit the individual need under terms of licenses. It all allows business to tailor to the specific requirements.

Linux can be used as microchip for the other appliances and devices because of the ability to act as server platform. This works together with any of the other GNU programs it means that Linux is not a program as this combines with GNU programs to make OS.

Linux also supports number of programming languages like Ruby, Perl, PHP and Python.

cPanel
cPanel is a control panel which is used for Linux based web hosting and offers graphical interface with automation tools which can streamline process of web hosting. With help of 3 tier structure cpanel allows business owners, hosting providers and administrators to control number of facets of server management, application and website through standard web browser.

cPanel is designed to work as dedicated server. Along GUI, cpanel allows web hosting providers like standard administration procedures. This has support for an application based software and tools like MySQL, Apache and PHP also email based support for SMTP, IMAP and POP2 services.

Benefits of Linux Web Hosting

It is an open source: Linux is an open source platform and allows greater customization in server capabilities. It is far more flexible than other operating systems.

Reduced Cost: Reduced cost is one of the best thing about Linux. As it is an open source platform, there is no licensing cost to host a website.

Security: Security is a greatest benefit of Linux web server, especially shared web hosting. Compared to the other operating systems, this has proven to be superior.

Dependability: Linux has be around for while, its bugs have worked out long ago, this means that it is very much reliable open source.

Simplicity: Linux platform makes things simple and fast. This is incredibly user friendly and fact is it can be used in PHP, Perl etc. this means that Linux is very easy system to manage.

Stability: Linux is considered as most stable platform in market, this needs rarely to be rebooted and never crashes.

Performance: Performance of Linux is unbeatable. This can be connected to the multiple devices without having any problem, as it is used to handle multitask jobs at a same time.