Ed Paris wrote: > ... needs a system that can mimic our web hosting service provider so > we can further develop our site.
I tried matching my shared hosting provider (he.net), and it was impossible because they use an internally-customized Linux distribution based on Slackware 9.0.0. In any case, my web development machine is an Intel Advanced/AS motherboard with a Pentium 166/MMX, 96MB of RAM, and ~5MB hard drive. I have another with 48 MB that I use as a CVS server. I'm running Apache 1.3, mod_perl 1.29, Perl 5.8.7, MySQL 4, PHP (4?), and it works just fine. I ssh into the boxes for administration and development. I run them headless, and can connect them into a KVM when needed. I'd just keep the hardware as-is, do a minimal install (without X Windows), and add the specific packages you want (Apache, etc.). You can always throw money at it later if needed. HTH, David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]