will a switch from windows to linux hosting break my site?

I was asked to manage a an existing site already being hosted on a server running windows. I would like to switch to linux so i can use .php and wordpress to give them a place to easily post news (can be done via email). if I switch to a linux server will it cause any changes in the site? It is a pretty standard site, a CSS, html pages all with some flash content, but no asp databases and the like. I would hate to make the switch and then spend time i don't have to strengthen out all the pages.

A quick search on Google shows that php and Wordpress can both be used on Windows.

Should be fine, Just make sure you do a backup of everything. I have never done this myself but there should be no issues.

Don 2007.. thats my fault for lack of info. My webhost does not support wordpress or php on windows hosting, which is why i want to switch. thanks godaddy.com

Then the switch makes sense but I would set up a test server on your LAN first.

Install apache or whatever you are going to use, make your changes and test it from other machines using different browsers.

good thinking. I have a linux server running on a computer at home. I'll load it up and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion!

The only thing I can think of that might affect your site is that Linux, unlike Windows, is case-sensitive. (So, for example, if you have an image named "FortyTwo.png" and in your image tags you call it "fortytwo.png" it won't come up.)

Maybe you are right here. I'd say the same about Linux.