what platform is better?

[waddsy]

I have a website that has MYSQL and PHP but im currently with a host that has my site on a microsoft windows 2003 platform. I was told by someone that I should switch to UNIX as it is more secure and "better."

I have limited knowledge of site/programming/web design but I have to switch my website to a new host soon as Im unhappy with the one I have right now.

I have found a hosting company Im interested in but they only do UNIX. My website does not have access .NET or ASP so im sure my site is safe for either platforms.

What do you guys think? i want your two cents!

david

[2by4]

running mysql and php on windows is not a good thing to do.

Since you don't need asp or .net, by all means move to a linux or unix host, they are, as you've been told, 'better'. Lots better. Cheaper, better uptime, better integration of apache/mysql/php. There are no minuses to moving to the correct platform for the tools you are using, currently you're running your site on a sort of hacked together thing, it will work, but it works better on what it's made for, apache for example is developed I believe on freebsd, and php runs better on linux/unix and apache, although it sort of works on windows/apache, less so on windows/IIS, but why do that?

Again, there are no negatives to moving to the correct platform, plus you'll get .htaccess support on apache if you're on IIS now, including mod_rewrite. There are only positives.

[Corey Bryant]

PHP can take advantage more of some of its components if you are on a *NIX server. We actually only provide Windows hosting and we started to add PHP but that became too cumbersome. Some developers did not know how to change a few lines of code to make it work on Windows.

I would move, you should not notice any negative impact.

-Corey