I am a newbie as well, and I have had very nice results using Debian. The big advantage in Debian is because there is a tool to manage the packages (apt-get) so there is not pain installing the web server, the MySQL server and PHP. In other distributions there are nice package management tools, but I prefer apt. Additionally you could use Debian based distributions like Ubuntu server which is easy to install and has the advantages of Debian.
The only thing you have to concern is in the security set-up of the server, but there is a lot of documents in Internet about this issue. If you use Windows, you would be very concerned about the security as well. My test server is a Pentium I, with 192 in RAM and 6GB in de HD, where I have apache, mysql, php, a backup server, a mail server, and the server runs beautiful. Once I have installed the server (six months ago) I have never have had a crash or a misconfiguration. Anyway, the best choice is the one you feel more confortable with, but it doesn't hurts to try Linux. Additionally, once a PHP/MySQL is a multiplatform application, you could use the linux box to develop your application and have the webserver, MySQL and PHP installed in your laptop to your demo, and to check that your application is really multiplatform. Hope this newbie advice helps you, Alvaro. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Serge Goyette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mysql@lists.mysql.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:24 AM Subject: Best configuration OS WebServer > > Hi, I am a brand new newbie...two questions. > > Question 1 > > What is the best configuration for using MySQL and PHP from the three > following combinations: > > #1 OS: Linux > WebServer: Apache > > #2 OS:Windows XP SP2(Family edition) > Webserver: Apache > > #3 OS:Windows XP SP2 (Family edition) > Webserver: Windows Server > > Or any other suggestion is welcome. That configuration will be running from > a bootable HD in a tray either from a P4 or a PIII machine. > > One of my MAIN CONCERN is that I should be able to produce "demo" from my > laptop running under Windows XP SP2(family edition). > > Question 2 > > What is the best linux distribution for running Apache - MySql - PHP > > Thank you for helping me. > > Excuse my english... > > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
