YourChurchBlog.net: Product: Hosting

At YourChurchWeb.net, we know that every church and ministry has unique needs for its website. That's why we offer a variety of hosting packages to fit a variety of budgets. Our economy plan offers plenty of space for most ministries, with plenty of room to grow as your needs grow. Before you purchase your hosting plan, you'll want to decide if you need to host your website on one of our Windows servers or one of our Linux servers. This article is designed to help you make an informed choice.

First, let's clarify some misconceptions:

It doesn't matter what Operating System you have on your local computer. Whether your computer is a Windows, Linux, or a Mac, you can utilize either type of webserver.
While you may have preferences, it's hard to say that one is inherently better than the other. While many people will often say that Linux servers are more secure or more stable, our technicians work hard to ensure the security and stability of all of our servers.
Microsoft Frontpage will run on both sets of servers. While Linux servers don't interpret some Micrsoft software and programming languages, Frontpage extensions are installed on all of our servers.

There are some specific benefits that you should weigh before making your decision, as there are differences in the capabilities of these two operating systems:

Windows

Windows runs Microsoft software such as Access and MS SQL databases. Windows servers also offer web developers the use of Microsoft's programming environments such as Active Server Pages (ASP), Visual Basic Scripts, and MS Index Server. So, if you want to use ASP, ASP.NET, Access, or MS SQL, you should choose a Windows server.

Linux

Linux supports a wide range of software, applications, languages, and databases. However, Linux is not fully compatible with some Microsoft technologies. If you are already using Access databases, ASP, ASP.NET, MS SQL, or VB development tools, then Windows hosting is a better choice. On the other hand, there are many more open source applications available to run on a Linux platform--these include messageboards, photo galleries, and content management systems.

To compare the features available in each plan, take a look at our comparison chart.

Still not sure what to choose? Send me an email: sales@yourchurchweb.net.

Grace and Peace,

Jonathan Twitchell
YourChurchWeb.net

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Jonathan Twitchell, the owner of YourChurchWeb.net, is also a pastor and podcaster. He and his wife Melody live near the coast of Maine with their black, long-hair, bobtail cat named Kiera.

Pastor Jon believes that churches must stay abreast of new technologies in their effort to reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through websites, podcasts, radio and television, the Church of the 21st century has the unique opportunity to be available to all people, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

YourChurchWeb.net was begun in 2001 based on the conviction that every church ought to have a website, and that the technology should be as affordable as possible.

Jonathan's brother Douglas Twitchell joins us on this blog as an occasional guest blogger. Douglas is the owner of Virtu Software, and specializes in web-based programming and database development. For an example of some of Doug's work, check out Quote Puzzler. Doug is also very involved in ministry through his local church, and his ministry and devotional website.

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