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From: "Ted Hobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:31 AM
Subject: [PHP-INST] best OS platform for low memory, php/mysql web server
> So, I've tried using Red Hat 7.0 to get a php/mysql enabled web server
> running on a PII 266 system with a whoping 16M ram. It has been a chore to
> say the least. Red Hat really seems to have some issues here. The RPMs
don't
> work and installing from source doesn't work. Is there a better version of
> Linux out there for me to run this kind of a system on? Should I just bite
> the bullet and get more memory and possibly a licenced version of a linux
> server package? Any input is more than welcome.
>
> thanks
> Ted.
I suggest you try FreeBSD (www.freebsd.org). It's not Linux, but it is a
free Unix, and in my experience it tends to outperform Linux, especially in
low-memory situations. I actually managed to get Apache/PHP/MySQL to
*compile* on a 486 with 8 MB RAM. (it took a couple of days of compiling,
but it completed). Now that was PHP3, and MySQL 3.22, and I know the later
versions of each require more memory, but it should still be possible with
16 MB RAM. Just don't try to run an X desktop at the same time. Also
remember that MySQL has a --with-low-memory compile option.
HTH
Rick
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