Stable Linux with Apache

Linux is an OS, that isn't that widely used for desktop machines, but is among the most commonly used OSs for web servers. It's 100 % free, so you won't have to pay any license costs as part of your web hosting payments. Linux is additionally thought to be the most risk-free Operating System around and due to the permissions that files have and also the file types that can be run, virus files which could infect an average personal computer will simply not be executed on a Linux-based web server. Also, the Operating System is totally free, so it can easily be changed with no constraints, in order to meet the needs of the web hosting provider and their customers. This means that unnecessary software packages could be removed to make the Operating system lighter and swifter, which can directly contribute to significantly better server performance. A lot of Linux machines have the Apache web server set up on them, due to the fact that this application is also totally free, fast and secure. It's the most frequently used web server around and is a part of the LAMP bundle that a great many script apps, like WordPress and Joomla^™, need. LAMP is an abbreviation for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.