These tables show the software packages (and versions) that come pre-installed with the various operating systems available. Where software is optional, or comes with an additional fee, this is shown in the table. All prices quoted exclude VAT.
| Software Installed with Linux Distributions | ||||
| CentOS 5.4 | Ubuntu 10.04 | |||
| Vendor Support | No | No | ||
| Control Panel | Plesk (£5/m) or Cpanel (£25/m) on request | n/a | ||
| Web Server | Apache 2.2.3 | Apache 2.2.14 | ||
| PHP | 5.1.6 | 5.3.2-1 | ||
| Perl | 5.8.8 | 5.10.1-8 | ||
| Python | 2.4.3 | 2.6.5-0 | ||
| Ruby | 1.8.5 | 1.8.7 | ||
| Rails | 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 | ||
| Passenger (mod_rails) | 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | ||
| Database Server | mySQL 5.0.77 |
mySQL 5.1.41-3 & PostgreSQL 8.3.1-1 |
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| SSH | OpenSSH 4.3p2-26 | OpenSSH 5.3p1-3 | ||
| Vsftp | VSFTPd 2.0.5-12 | VSFTPd 2.2.2-3 | ||
| Postfix 2.3.3-2 | Postfix 2.7.0-1 | |||
| Webstats | Webalizer 2.01_10-30 | Awstats 6.9 | ||
| DNS server | BIND 9.3.4 | BIND 9.7.0 | ||
| Gem | 0.9.2 | 1.1.0 | ||
| Additional Software | Can be installed with Yum | Can be installed with Apt | ||
| Software Installed with Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard | |||
| Control Panel | n/a | ||
| Web Server | IIS 7.5 | ||
| ASP.NET | .net framework 3.5 | ||
| MS SQL 2005 | Express (free), Workgroup (£45/m) and Standard (£170/m) Editions available | ||
| MS SQL 2008 | Express (free), Web (£14.99/m) Workgroup (£45/m) and Standard (£170/m) Editions available | ||
| Additional Software | Can be installed using 'Add roles' snap-in | ||
| Software Installed with Windows Server 2008 Standard | |||
| Control Panel | Plesk 8.6 on request | ||
| Web Server | IIS 7 | ||
| ASP.NET | .net framework 3.5 | ||
| MS SQL 2005 | Express (free), Workgroup (£45/m) and Standard (£170/m) Editions available | ||
| MS SQL 2008 | Express (free), Web (£14.99/m) Workgroup (£45/m) and Standard (£170/m) Editions available | ||
| Additional Software | Can be installed using 'Add roles' snap-in | ||
| Software Installed with Windows Server 2003 Standard | |||
| Control Panel | Plesk 8.6 on request | ||
| Web Server | IIS 6 | ||
| ASP.NET | .net framework 3.5 | ||
| MS SQL 2005 | Express (free), Workgroup (£45/m) and Standard (£170/m) Editions available | ||
| MS SQL 2008 | Unavailable - please user Server 2008 or above if you need MSSQL 2008 | ||
| Additional Software | Can be installed using 'Add/Remove Programs' applet | ||
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