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Should I use a Windows or Linux Host for WordPress
If you have chosen to use self-hosted WordPress (i.e. wordpress.org rather than wordpress.com) then, when considering which host to use, one of your first choices will be whether to use Windows Internet Information Server (IIS) or Linux Web-hosting.
Although WordPress software can be installed and run on either Linux or Windows, there can be problems if you use ‘Pretty Hyperlinks’ with Windows Hosting. Some Plugins also work exclusively (or better) with Linux hosting e.g. many that handle redirection such as 404 errors.
If you don’t have a particular reason to choose Windows hosting for WordPress then Linux is likely to be the safer option.
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