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Are your servers Unix / Linux, or Windows NT?

All HostGator shared webhosting, reseller, and VPS accounts run on CentOS Linux x86, which is identical to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Our dedicated hosting servers currently come with one of two default operating systems: Linux CentOS 5 or Windows Server 2008 r2.

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amir
the question is Do I need to put linox on my computer or not(& continue with my windows)
Posted: August 6, 2009
HostGator
You do not need to install Linux at all.

You continue to use your Windows (client side), and we will take care of the Linux hosting (server side).
Posted: August 6, 2009
Kris
Hey Amir, thanks for asking the question - I was wondering that too! :]
Posted: August 13, 2009
Tony
I bought a UNIX script, can I install this on your Hostgator server?
Posted: October 22, 2009
HostGator
Shared server users can install such a script, under the following circumstances:

1. The script does NOT violate HostGator's Terms of Service (TOS).
2. The script does NOT require root privileges.
3. You can run shell scripts and binaries, but no third party libraries.

VPS and Dedicated server owners have full reign, as long as the script does not violate our TOS.
Posted: October 23, 2009
Ameya
How would I know that a particular script requires root access or not? If I find a script on some script site, will it be explicitly mentioned there that this script requires root access?
Posted: January 15, 2010
HostGator
Yes, the program should state if it requires root access.
Posted: January 18, 2010
HostGator
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Posted: December 13, 2011 (Global Reply)
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