Cent OS & Fedora

  Cent OS 5.3 64-bit Fedora 8 64-bit
Plesk 8.6 £8/m £8/m
Web Server Apache 2.2.3 Apache 2.2.8
cPannel £15/m no
PHP 5.1.6 5.2.6
Perl 5.8.8 5.8.8
Python 5.8.8 2.5.1
Ruby 1.8.5 1.8.6
Rails 2.1.0 2.1.0
Passenger (mod_rails) 2.0.2 2.0.2
Database Server mySQL 5.0.45 mySQL 5.0.45
SSH OpenSSH 4.3ps-26 OpenSSH 4.7p1-4
Mail Postfix 2.3.3-2 Postfix 2.4.5-2
Webstats Webalizer 2.01_10-30 Webalizer 2.01_10-34
DNS server BIND 9.3.4 BIND 9.5.0-28
Gem 0.9.2 0.9.4

Ubuntu & Debain

  Ubuntu 8.04 64-bit Debain 5 64-bit
Plesk 8.6 £8/m no
cPannel £15/m no
Web Server Apache 2.2.8 Apache 2.2.9
PHP 5.2.4-2 5.2.6
Perl 5.8.8 5.10
Python 2.5.2 2.5
Ruby 1.8 4.2
Rails 2.1.0 2.1.0
Passenger (mod_rails) 2.0.2 no
Database Server mySQL 5.0.51 & PostgreSQL 8.3.1-1 mySQL 5.0
SSH OpenSSH 4.7 OpenSSH 4.7
Mail Postfix 2.5.1 Postfix 2.5.5
Webstats Awstats 6.7 Awstats 6.7
DNS server BIND 9.4.2 BIND 9.5.1
Gem 1.1.0 1.2.0

Windows Server 2008 Standard

  Windows Server 2008  
Web Server IIS 7  
ASP.NET .net framework 3.5
MS SQL 2005 Express Edition Coming Soon  
MS SQL 2008 Coming Soon  

Pre-Installed Software
The table shows the software packages and versions that come pre-installed with the operating systems available. Optional software and any additional fees are also shown, all prices quoted exclude VAT.


Windows 2003 & 2008 Standard Licensing?
Some people naturally assume that as their pc runs windows, so should their server. However the OS you pick should reflect what you intend to use the server for; more specifically ASP, FrontPage, the .NET environment, Windows Streaming Media, Access, MSSQL, or any other Microsoft proprietary technologies.

Ubuntu, Debain, Fedora, CentOS
Linux operating systems are best option for the more experienced user as many tasks are run via the command line; however user interfaces and or control panels such as cPanel or Plesk are available to help manage your server. Linux is usually the first choice as many shared hosting platforms use a form of Linux.