linux/unix Apache Zope version recommendations
Hello, I am looking at setting up a Dell PIII server for a 10 person non-profit. It will act as email and website host, and probably run mySQL. They have Mac and Windows clients. I want to utilize existing content in static HTML and migrate/add new content in Zope. It is very low volume at this point. I am no expert in Zope or Linux/unix but probably know enough to be dangerous. :-) I want to select a linux/unix version that works well with Apache/Zope. Recommendations? Apache 1.X or 2.X? I don't have a lot of time to invest in it, so I am looking for best compatibility, least hassles/work-arounds. Any info/opinions appreciated. - Robert
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 11:00:18AM -0800, Robert Allyn wrote:
I want to select a linux/unix version that works well with Apache/Zope. Recommendations?
My personal preference is to go with the latest stable release of Debian GNU/Linux. The stable releases tend to be very, very stable, but along with that goes an absence of the latest software releases. Still, at this time, you'd get Apache 1.3.26 and Zope 2.5.1. You'd also get quick turnaround time on security fixes, and you can make a very lean server-type install without lots of extra bits. Downside: there's no automatic hardware detection in the install, though that's much less of a problem for a server (scsi and nic are about all you need to worry about). Also, there's a case to be made for avoiding the 'tasksel' and 'dselect' package installation steps, installing as little as possible, and then using 'apt-cache search' and 'apt-get install' to install just the bits you need. -- Mike Renfro / R&D Engineer, Center for Manufacturing Research, 931 372-3601 / Tennessee Technological University -- renfro@tntech.edu
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 11:00:18AM -0800, Robert Allyn wrote:
I want to select a linux/unix version that works well with Apache/Zope. Recommendations?
OpenBSD. It doesn't work better with Apache/Zope than other unices, but it has better security than most Linuxes, and is therefore better suited as a server. It's not a good desktop, though, and it's BSD, not System V as Linux is, so if yuo are used to Linux it may be confusing.
On Monday 03 February 2003 7:00 pm, Robert Allyn wrote:
I want to select a linux/unix version that works well with Apache/Zope. Recommendations?
I don't have a lot of time to invest in it, so I am looking for best compatibility, least hassles/work-arounds.
Go with the operating system that you know best. -- Toby Dickenson http://www.geminidataloggers.com/people/tdickenson
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