There are 2 options for hosting a website it is Windows or Linux hosting. Usually Linux is use by the majority as there are many advantage available in it.
1. It is mainly based on open source so it is very much useful. As the operations & benefits very much free from proprietary technologies. This helps in getting more people for support technically & also gives permission to get service without creating any license also.
2. Linux hosting usually comes with some basic plans. Plans like FTP access to the servers are easily available. Offers like CGI scripting which is used in getting programs on the website for the owners. Applications like MySQL & other applications which is used for database services, email service & services like SSH are also available in Linux.
3. Linux hosting will be very helpful for many users but in some cases user who want some options which is Microsoft based they can use Windows hosting. Some applications are made to run only on Windows hosting so that time it will be very helpful than Linux.
4. Windows hosting is much costlier than the Linux hosting. It is much cheaper to run & maintain linux hosting service. There are many options in selecting the plans & the price may vary in Linux hosting.
5. There are many varieties of Linux hosting service is available. There is an option where the owners site will exist in the same place as the place of other website which is known as shared hosting. In shared hosting the bandwidth is reduced to prevent slowing down the sites shared on same server. There is a second option which is called as the Semi-dedicated hosting which helps in giving more control over the server. But even then it is being hosted with other websites & there is also options or plans available which allows the servers on the web to host a single site which can give more resistance.