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| most important benefit is that the operating system | | | | due to its easy configurability. It also has the central |
| is almost free. It is completely affordable to host this | | | | hosting software of Apache Web Server, which can |
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| email, My SQL database and the software required | | | | A very strong advantage about the Linux DVD's/CD's |
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| a portable operating system. It leads to higher profits | | | | available in the market. |
| being earned by the hosting service that is having | | | | The hosting company is one parameter that will |
| Linux. | | | | determine the kind of web hosting server package |
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| large number of choices to select then hardware. | | | | Windows. Linux is now a very prevalent kind of a |
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| the firewall, antivirus and antispam services for Email | | | | hacking are made on it. That is where, the reputation |
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