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Posted by Modestas J on 27 April 2011 02:24 PM

Choosing from Linux and Windows dedicated servers depends on your needs.

If you're running your website with PHP and MySQL it is better to choose Linux dedicated server. Currently the list of Linux VPS includes the following templates:

Ubuntu 8.04 x86
Ubuntu 8.04 x64
Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS x86
Debian 5.0 (Lenny) x64
Gentoo 10.1 x64
Gentoo 10.1 (2.6.34) x64
CentOS 5.5 x64
CentOS 5.2 x64
CentOS 5.5 x64 + Webmin
CentOS 5.5 x64 + ISPConfig
CentOS 5.5 x86
CentOS 5.5 x64 + DirectAdmin
CentOS 5.5 x86 + Kloxo
CentOS 5.5 x64 + cPanel
CentOS 5.5 x64 + Apache + MySQL + PHP + phpMyAdmin + FTP
CentOS 5.5 x64 + Apache + MySQL + PHP + phpMyAdmin + FFMPEG + FTP
CentOS 5.5 x64 + Apache + MySQL + PHP + phpMyAdmin + FTP + Magento
CentOS 5.5 x64 + Apache + MySQL + PHP + phpMyAdmin + FTP + Ruby on Rails
CentOS 5.5 x64 + Apache + MySQL + PHP + phpMyAdmin + FTP + Wordpress
CentOS 5.5 x64 Game Server Optimized
CentOS 5.5 x64 + OpenVPN

If you developing your website with ASP.NET, it's definitely better option to choose Windows dedicated server. Windows VPS can be configured with following templates:

Windows Server 2003 x86
Windows Server 2003 x64
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2008 x64

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