Linux is an OS, which isn't that frequently used for desktop machines, but is among the most popular OSs for web servers. It's 100 % free, so you shall not have to pay any license fees as part of your hosting payments. Linux is furthermore considered to be the most reliable OS these days and because of the permissions which files have along with the file types that can be run, virus files which can infect a standard PC will simply not be executed on a Linux-based web server. Also, the Operating System is freeware, so it can be modified with no constraints, in order to meet the requirements of the hosting provider and their clients. This also means that unneeded software packages could be removed to make the Operating system lighter and faster, which can directly lead to a lot better hosting server performance. Lots of Linux machines have the Apache web server installed on them, since this piece of software is also absolutely free, quick and secure. It is the most commonly used web server out there and is part of the LAMP bundle that lots of script apps, such as Joomla™ and WordPress, need. LAMP is an abbreviation for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.

Stable Linux with Apache in Hosting

All the servers which are an element of our progressive cloud website hosting platform run Linux to be able to guarantee their fast and stable operation, which will subsequently lead to better overall website functionality. This is valid for each website that you host in a hosting account with us. Every single part of the hosting service (e-mail messages, databases, files) shall be managed by its own cluster of machines, so only one type of processes will run on a given machine, which will contribute to the fast loading speed of your Internet sites even more. You can use HTML, Python, Perl, JavaScript and just about any other web development language for your Internet sites, since they all can run on a Linux machine. Additionally we use the Apache web server, because our experience over time has shown that this is probably the ideal piece of software of its type.