Find out if I have a Linux Web Server or not

How do I find out if I have a Linux Web Server or not?


It sounds like you are purchasing webspace somewhere and are unsure if you want to go with a Windows or Linux Web Server? I will answer the question from this point of view.

The server is the computer that will have your website on the internet. You can go either way, your home computer OS does not have to be "compatible" with your Web Server. HTML and web scripting can be written on one OS and hosted on a different one.

Linux software is free, so hosting is usually cheaper. You'll probably get Apache web server (the program that actually handles the website - probably the msot popular on the web), MySQL Database, and atleast PHP support. This setup is ideal for most websites. Linux is very reliable for any sort of hosting.

Windows Server is more expensive, but supports ASP.NET. .NET Web applications can be very powerful, but will be useless to you if you don't take advantage of it.

Probably the cheaper hosting plan is better, go with Linux.