Windows VDS
by someone16 on Sep.20, 2009, under Uncategorized
Hi all,
I know my way around Linux server configuration and PHP programming, because I have a lot of experience. However, I always wanted to try programming in ASP.Net 3.5 and deploying that application to Windows Server 2008.
And so I rent Virtual Dedicated Server (apparently that's another name for Virtual Private Server) with Windows Server 2008 installed for 1 month. First of all, I had to get familiar with Windows way of work (point & click). I managed to get the idea about how to configure IIS and other tools. In Linux environment, you just connect to SSH and start typing commands. In Windows environment, you connect to a server via RDP. It's like working at a physical computer loaded with Windows.
After I successfully configured that, I started to "write" web site in ASP.Net. It is more clicking that writing source code. I had some previous experience in Classic ASP and ASP.Net 2.0, so it wasn't that hard. But more that I was programming that website, more I thought what's the point of this thing?
Yes, you can write applications, and usually you succeed. But what's with that clicking? I want to write code, not click through this and other wizard. I rented a VDS, so I guess there is no way back. And with that thought I continued with my work ... Until I realized that this is going nowhere. I rather use PHP and actually do the programming thing. Next thing is the cost. Linux VPS is not that expensive and Windows VPS can cost even a double the Linux VPS's price.
So a decision was made. Let's get back to PHP & Linux. And yes, I will cancel my Windows VPS.
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I know my way around Linux server configuration and PHP programming, because I have a lot of experience. However, I always wanted to try programming in ASP.Net 3.5 and deploying that application to Windows Server 2008.
And so I rent Virtual Dedicated Server (apparently that's another name for Virtual Private Server) with Windows Server 2008 installed for 1 month. First of all, I had to get familiar with Windows way of work (point & click). I managed to get the idea about how to configure IIS and other tools. In Linux environment, you just connect to SSH and start typing commands. In Windows environment, you connect to a server via RDP. It's like working at a physical computer loaded with Windows.
After I successfully configured that, I started to "write" web site in ASP.Net. It is more clicking that writing source code. I had some previous experience in Classic ASP and ASP.Net 2.0, so it wasn't that hard. But more that I was programming that website, more I thought what's the point of this thing?
Yes, you can write applications, and usually you succeed. But what's with that clicking? I want to write code, not click through this and other wizard. I rented a VDS, so I guess there is no way back. And with that thought I continued with my work ... Until I realized that this is going nowhere. I rather use PHP and actually do the programming thing. Next thing is the cost. Linux VPS is not that expensive and Windows VPS can cost even a double the Linux VPS's price.
So a decision was made. Let's get back to PHP & Linux. And yes, I will cancel my Windows VPS.
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September 20th, 2009 - 05:45
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September 20th, 2009 - 08:34
In reality a Windows VPS should cost about the same as a Linux VPS.
Not sure what you are saying about all that clicking...get a code editor like CSharp or visual studios and you'll be coding even more than you do in PHP! Your experience would have been a lot better if you actually knew what to do.