Windows Hosting

I'm not in the reselling business, but as far as web site hosting, there really aren't any advantages of Widows over Linux. Windows hosting is a lot like Windows OS; It is for newbies who are too timid to try Unix.

Linux which runs .php scripts. Is normally better over windows due to large amount of free scripts out on the internet, plus the speed which these scripts run can be far faster then the .ASP solution below.

Windows has a few things going for it as well. Windows hosting will normally support the .net framework. e.g. .ASPX / .ASP This means you can use the free development tools: e.g. http://www.microsoft.com/Express/ Nice, pretty graphical interfaces make creating your own website easy. These microsoft products support the new Ajax technology, where by there is a limited .PHP selection on the market at the moment.

All in all, it comes down to your business needs. I personally don't think you can go wrong either way as long as you know what your trying to create. e.g. Do research on the type of website scripts out there and take note what programming language they are written in as that will depending on your hosting account.

As for me, it would be better to start linux web hosting reselling because Linux is more preferable than windows, but their are some applications which can only be supported on windows platforms. I can advise you to check out ahosting.biz because their reseller offers seem to be affordable, taking into account the features included into them. I think this company will meet all your specifications.

Surely there are applications that can be used only on Windows platform - asp.net, for example and the greater part of apps are used all right on Linux OS.
If you just want to start your business and don't know which company to follow, use for Linux - Innohosting.com and Lunarpages.com and for Windows - Aspnix.com and Jodohost.com.

I'd advise you to start only from Linux platform that is cheaper and doesn't demand to have much knowledge. And some companies' support is helpful in providing their services, for example serverpoint.com has provided their services in this way.

As for reselling, I strongly believe that the best option to start with is Linux web hosting. I can suggest you to check gazzin.com Linux and windows shared reseller plans as this decent company offers them at very cheap price.

Thanks for all your replies.
They are all precious for me.

I thought you needed windows if you publish with frontpage, but I don't think that's the case. I recently went with a discount windows hosting company and have been disappointed. I also decided its easier to use ftp instead of frontpage. Don't know if this is really related to linux, but I would go with it.

I also decided its easier to use ftp instead of frontpage. Don't know if this is really related to linux, but I would go with it.

Well, FTP is just a protocol computers use to transfer files. It's definitely supported by GNU/Linux.

I believe GNU/Linux is a good choice for shared hosting, low-medium end VPS, for beginners and GNU/Linux Web development experts. The Web is full of Free/Open Source software (e.g. Drupal, Joomla!, phpBB, etc.), and they tend to assume you're using GNU/Linux to run a site; so that's what their instructions are geared to.

The only reason to use Windows hosting, IMO, is if you're a Windows developer and don't want to use GNU/Linux. Windows is more expensive, requires more resources and doesn't support important protocols like ssh.

Also, if you need to add databases -- and you're on a dedicated server -- you'll have to fork over more cash for a SQL Server license. With GNU/Linux all the software you could possibly need is just a few clicks, or an apt-get away.