Best OS for MODX

So I can see that MODX runs on both platform - Linux and Windows. So which OS would one get the most benefit from? Linux or Windows? Because I see some folks here use Windows. So just want some thoughts - I have both WIndows/Linux but plan to eliminate one and keep the other. But I want to make sure I pick the best possible OS for this great CMS.

Thanks!

I think both are good options, but I would suggest linux over windows as I seam to recall a few snippets only working on linux.

AMDbuilder

MODx can definitely run successfully on Windows IIS but there are a number of issues and hurdles with it that don’t exist in *nix so I have to agree with AMDbuilder.

Thanks - I have a Linux VPS - and a Reseller for Windows but it does support PHP/MySQL so now I guess I can save some $$ and just chuck the Windows portion of it.

i was on a shared windows environment and had some problems with URL rewriting.
Changed it to linux and speed increase was significant, didn’t have problems with URL rewrite and everything just seems so much more responsive!

I’ve been on a Solaris VPS (zones) for several months now, and am quite happy with it.

Next year I plan to get another minimal one since this one is hosting several sites, and I want to play with it; setting up different minimalistic web servers, testing different configurations like CGI and FastCGI and suexec, both from CGI and the Apache module. I also want to experiment in setting up sftp sandboxes, since sftp access doesn’t natively limit to just one subdirectory. It involves a hacked shell that limits access to only the user’s home directory. Sounds like fun, but nothing I want to do on a server with live sites!

I know that there are many windows servers running php/mysql...but I don’t understand why anyone working with php/mysql would consider hosting on windows? I’m sure it works...but why...it will work MUCH better and all the documentation you see will be *nix based (since that is the native php/mysql platform). I have some sites on servers with php as cgi and they are full of setup traps with odd-ball solutions like creating a php.ini in the cgi folder or placing php.ini in ever directory...argh!!!! who has time or energy to figure this stuff out on each different host. My advice is to find a server setup you like and stick to it so that you can setup your new sites with no effort.

I have a new client that host on NetworkSolution Linux servers...what a nightmare!!! I needed to contact support like 10 times just to get the manager to not logout every 2 minutes...and one solution created another problem so I had a domino effect going and I am still not happy with it. On my VPS it is plug-n-play with MODx...setting up a new site is painless...so painless that I have become spoiled My server runs on CentOs.

I appologize for the rant...I am just traumatized from having to tweak servers for something as simple as installing MODx.

Quote from: dev_cw at Jun 16, 2009, 02:08 PM

I have a new client that host on NetworkSolution Linux servers...what a nightmare!!! I needed to contact support like 10 times just to get the manager to not logout every 2 minutes...and one solution created another problem so I had a domino effect going and I am still not happy with it. On my VPS it is plug-n-play with MODx...setting up a new site is painless...so painless that I have become spoiled My server runs on CentOs.

Good thing one of my new clients opted to ditch NS and let me host the site. A little cheaper and MUCH easier to get everything setup, but like a few I am spoiled with a VPS server and a great shared host. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

This thread could devolve into the Mac vs. Windows thread that was hot a few days ago...

Personally and professionally, I would never recommend a Windows host for anything. Yes, they both can do the same stuff, but Windows charges a lot more for it, it is more vulnerable to attacks and more often targeted, and the real kicker is that Linux is better at PRETENDING that it’s Windows than Windows is at BEING Windows.

But as I said in the Mac vs. Windows thread, to each their own.