What kind of server do you run WHMCS on?

[WHMCS Chris]

Hello,

 

I'm curious to see what the masses are using to run WHMCS - Linux, or Windows?

 

This is purely for curing my own curiosity.

[Bubka3]

Linux, PHP applications are hard to work on in Windows.

[vec]

not true at all... Windows and PHP are very easy to use and can be setup in 15 minutes. You just to know what your doing..

[merlinpa1969]

Linux, as far as Im concerned Windows are for looking out of

[vec]

and again... as far as the truth is concerned Windows works 100% and is 100 times easyer to use then linux will EVER be...

[Horvath2012]

Linux.....

[othellotech]

This is purely for curing my own curiosity.

Doesn't the licence check / call home tell you what OS along with the IP etc ?

[vec]

100% worthless crap... and if you look at the stats Linux is hacked more and has more security holes than Win server...

 

In your dreams. Might be easier to you being a Windows OS boffin, but Linux is 100% securer than a windows node, and much more reliable. Oh don't forget 10x more going to be hacked than a Linux.

 

And I use Linux purely because it's stable, reliable, secure and works perfect.

[othellotech]

I'd advise laying off the Koolaid a bit, and taking the zealotry elsewhere, this forum is not a place for an argument about OS

[WHMCS Chris]

Hello,

 

Thank you everyone for your input. As a Linux fanboy, I would admit there are advantages for both OS.

 

Let's leave the arguments there

[vec]

and I'm a Win fan-boy and there are many things the Linux systems just do. If all you need it for is severing webpages then have fun with Linux, some of us need lots more from a OS and Windows has it, and lets face it, Linux is free and if your a datacenter with 1000 plus servers what do you think they are going to use...

 

If Windows was free they would ALL you Windows, and it's been polled before, go look on the internet..

[WHMCS Chris]

Vec,

Thank you for your input. I'm not disputing Windows' place in the world of servers. This is solely a question of, who is hosting WHMCS on a Windows or Linux server - That's all

[vec]

I might have been untill others above put Windows down for one thing or another and I WILL NOT stand for it...

[tkalfaoglu]

I'm running it on a monster Centos server - like 8 CPU's

[tkalfaoglu]

If it was free, I'd still use Linux.. I have them both in datacenters, and the servers running Windows have far higher downtime.

[vec]

what ever... I see no downtime with the servers we running Windows, has to people running he systems..

[vec]

If you want to call that a monster system fine... It's not!

 

I'm running it on a monster Centos server - like 8 CPU's

[nobaloney]

I'm running it on a monster Centos server - like 8 CPU's

 

I'm setting up (not live yet) on a separate server in a separate datacenter in a separate city, on a different power grid, and with connectivity from diffeent upstream providers. And far enough away from each other that even a major earthquake is unlikely to affect both.

 

Not only for security, but also so that my management system will be available to my clients even in the admittedly unlikely event that our entire datacenter goes down.

 

Jeff

[Alex - Arvixe]

I have a non-productive install of WHMCS for test / playing with on a Linux server.

[Ashley.S.]

Linux all the way making use of CloudLinux and cPanel/WHM

[vec]

Why Win server run circles around you linux people all day long

[tweaked]

Why Win server run circles around you linux people all day long

 

I have over 15 years of server and network administration. Linux comes from Unix, the most table OS on the planet. I prefer Linux for enterprise servers over Windows Server 2000-2012 for a number of reasons which I will not go into here as that deserves it's own thread. I will say that you can do anything under the sun with both Windows Server and nearly any Linux distribution. Also Windows Server 2012 is just amazing. Still, except for high paying clientele, there is no real advantage to either OS. You just have to learn them and then they both can almost be the same service. Still you select the appropriate OS for the business at hand.

 

To answer Chris's question, I use both but like Linux better overall and run WHMCS on Linux as it runs faster on the same hardware verse using Windows OS. That is the biggest drawback with Windows, it requires more power and ram to do the same tasks.

[vec]

That's not true at all when the system is setup correctly... All Win system we build run hand in hand with any linux system. All in all the over all uptime for our Win boxs have been at least 10% better than any linux box... I am a MS re seller and we do 10-25 servers a month..

Edited March 16, 2013 by vec

[tweaked]

Properly managed servers can run nearly forever with either OS baring external influence, server maintenance and software upgrades. Everyone knows Windows uses more resources to accomplish similar tasks. There is plenty of reason to use both Windows and Linux. Saying one is better than another is just opinion and/or preference. There is nothing wrong in specializing in either or if that's what you wish. Anyone with half a brain knows you should tweak both Windows Server and Linux before going into production yet windows will still use more resources in the end. That is not putting down Windows buddy, it's a fact and not even necessarily a negativity depending on the standpoint. I don't say Windows is bad because it is not. I prefer a windows desktop over a linux GUI for one thing.

 

Since this is thread is only about what OS we run WHMCS on. I choose linux personally yet if a client wants to run WHMCS on windows, we will support their needs, yet it costs more to do that, that's fine with me. Cheers and Happy New Week! Peace out!

Edited March 17, 2013 by tweaked

[vec]

That's just not true at all.. Maybe for Win2K and before, but not the case at all with 2003 and up.. And if you install in console only mode it's faster on the same hardware... I have tested it many times for clients. I don't do hosting guys, I install servers and remote backup.. I get paid to replace Linux boxes with Win systems...

 

Properly managed servers can run nearly forever with either OS baring external influence, server maintenance and software upgrades. Everyone knows Windows uses more resources to accomplish similar tasks. There is plenty of reason to use both Windows and Linux. Saying one is better than another is just opinion and/or preference. There is nothing wrong in specializing in either or if that's what you wish. Anyone with half a brain knows you should tweak both Windows Server and Linux before going into production yet windows will still use more resources in the end. That is not putting down Windows buddy, it's a fact and not even necessarily a negativity depending on the standpoint. I don't say Windows is bad because it is not. I prefer a windows desktop over a linux GUI for one thing.

 

Since this is thread is only about what OS we run WHMCS on. I choose linux personally yet if a client wants to run WHMCS on windows, we will support their needs, yet it costs more to do that, that's fine with me. Cheers and Happy New Week! Peace out!