cesare@planningsrl.it wrote:
-Which database server is better to use? (Interbase, Oracle, MS SQL)
Oracle (especially 7.3.4) is the best DBMS if concurrency and stability is of a primary concern. If you prefer speed MySQL is rumored to be much faster than any other RDBMS, but MySQL does NOT support transactions (commit/rollback).
-Which SO is better to use? (Linux, NT)
I migrated from the NT world to UNIX/Linux world a year ago. Linux is much more stable than NT. Linux is much more easier to manage. Linux is much faster than NT. I will never return to NT world! Now I do not understand how I was able to live without Linux!? However if you need maximum data durability a commercial UNIX is recommended because currently Linux does not support a journalling file system (RedHat promises to include one in RH6.2 by the end of this century).
-Which HTTP server is better to use? (Apache, ZServer, IIS)
If you wish strong security (that is SSL) the only choice is Apache. ZServer does not support SSL, IIS as a US product supports only weak security outside US. Zope's next release will support FastCGI, wich makes Apache/SSL + Zope as a seroius platform for web applications. Miklos Nemeth IQSOFT