In order to conduct website hosting it requires some good software to run it on the web server. This enables the system to function properly and smoothly. There are several different software packages available, such as UNIX, Linux and Windows server pack 2003 and 2008 version. These operating systems are an important part of turning a computer into a web server.

UNIX software

The UNIX system for example is one the oldest running web server software available all over the world. To date there have been many versions of the UNIX system and has been written using open source protocol. This means that anyone in the world who has access to the internet can download this code and can add changes if they want to customise it and can publish it for others to use.

The most popular versions of UNIX are Linux and BSD, which themselves also come in different varieties like Red Hat Linux, Debian, FreeBSD and SuSE. The benefit of UNIX systems is that it is absolutely free and makes website hosting very cheap. It is also much safer as new improved versions of the software come out constantly due to it being an open source toolset.

Windows server pack

The other website hosting software that was developed by software giant Microsoft are the Windows server packs. The two main running iterations are the 2003 version and the 2008 version. It has a price tag and a fully licensed version of it has to be purchased to avail of its benefits.

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