Virtual private servers (VPS) are a popular and preferred choice of the online hosting industry. The main reason behind this is that it creates a common link between the traditional hosting platforms of shared and dedicated servers.
Inexpensive high performance VPS is creating a lot of demand among the startups and small industries. When you host your website on a VPS, your website will be placed in an individual container like environment giving your business isolation and higher security than in shared hosting.
Virtual private servers are created by dividing a physical server into multiple virtual servers each of which has the capability of operating like a dedicated server. The virtual servers can run their own copy of the full-fledged operating system.
VPS works as a perfect solution for the businesses as an alternative to the dedicated server at a price of a shared hosting plan. You may not require all the features that a dedicated server offers if you are still a small business.
All the web hosting plans are generally offered in both Linux and Windows operating systems. Though it does not make much difference so far as hosting is concerned, there are slight differences in the way they operate.
Linux VPS server hosting is more affordable and robust. Linux is open source technology and uses the script languages of PHP, Perl, MYSQL database. With the dedicated, cost-effective, reliable and secure services offered through VPS server hosting small and mid-sized businesses expanding their web presence.