[GLLUG] Re: Web Server

[Scott Henry Harrison]

In terms of easy-to-do-and-use,
there may be some question of web server here. 


Apache 1.3 is super-stable.
Apache 2+ is stable at this point.
lighttpd is worth investigating. 


Also, there can oftentimes be nuances to web
server configuration.  So, you may also think
as to whether you want a joe-six-pack
web server configuration interface
to be present as a standard, reliable,
supported feature of your linux distro. 


Sometimes when exploring higher-level architectural
solutions on top of a linux-apache-postgres-php-whatever
platform, it can be nice to snap together a
conventional solution prior to performance tuning ala RTFM. 


Scott 

 

Charles Tower writes: 

> Forget Gentoo, Mel.  Gentoo is not for newbies or people who don't want to 
> spend a lot of their time tweaking systems.  You claim to be a member of 
> both groups. 
> 
> If your priority is ease of use, I recommend (in no particular order) 
> Ubuntu, Mandriva, Linspire, PCLinuxOS, Kanotix, and Xandros.  You'll have 
> to research whether Linspire and Xandros can be configured as servers; 
> they're primarily marketed as desktop OSs. 
> 
> If you want stability, go with Debian stable, Slackware, or Vector Linux. 
> 
> If you want speed, choose Slackware or Vector Linux. 
> 
> If the ease of upgrading the servers is paramount, choose Ubuntu, Debian, 
> Kanotix, or any other Debian derivative. 
> 
> http://distrowatch.com may be of service to you, as well as the Linux 
> Documentation Project (http://www.tldp.org).  You can pay for some of 
> these distibutions, but all should have free versions available, if only 
> for download.  Note that my advice is based on what I've read and heard; 
> I've only used Mandrake (now Mandriva) and Slackware to any great extent.  
> You might consider hiring someone to set up the servers (and their 
> security) and showing you how to manage the web sites.  Perhaps a hosting 
> service would meet your needs, thereby relieving you of the burden of 
> learning Linux. 
> 
>                                Chick 
> 
> 
> Mel Wade wrote:
>> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:27:52 -0500
>> From: "Mel Wade" <mwade at misda.org>
>> Subject: [GLLUG] Web Server
>> First I'm not a Linux guru.  I mainly work with Windows. [throw the 
>> tomatoes here] 
>> 
>> OK, now that we got that out of the way... <g> 
>> 
>> I need to setup two Linux web servers.  There are many "flavors" of Linux 
>> out there, and I need one to put on my servers, but I need something that 
>> won't overwhelm my limited Linux expertise in but setup and ongoing 
>> support.   
>> 
>> What can you recommend? I've seen a lot of chatter on this list about 
>> Gentoo but I haven't had time to follow all the details.  Is this a 
>> solution that would be good for this? 
>> 
>> Mel (hoping not to be too overwhelmed) Wade
>  
> 
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