Question

I use linux on my laptop and desktop. I am a webmaster for a local business, but their site was on a windows hosting account before I was the webmaster. I would like to use .php and mysql on the site which would give me the ability to do all kinds of cool things with it. The site currently is only html and flash, so asp databases or anything. If I have my host switch the site to linux servers, will the site go unchanged or will it get all messed up?

Answer

Using HTML will not be any different. You will have no problems using php on Linux as they work better together besides providing you more options not readily available on IIS, like the use of .htaccess file. Just remember though to always make a backup of the site before changing to the new location. The back up will ensure that you can transfer the site back should the switchover fails.