RE: System set-up

From: David Christensen (dpchrist_at_holgerdanske.com)
Date: 11/22/05

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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:32:14 -0800

    Ed Paris wrote:

    > ... needs a system that can mimic our web hosting service provider so
    > we can further develop our site.

    I tried matching my shared hosting provider (he.net), and it was impossible
    because they use an internally-customized Linux distribution based on Slackware
    9.0.0.

    In any case, my web development machine is an Intel Advanced/AS motherboard with
    a Pentium 166/MMX, 96MB of RAM, and ~5MB hard drive. I have another with 48 MB
    that I use as a CVS server. I'm running Apache 1.3, mod_perl 1.29, Perl 5.8.7,
    MySQL 4, PHP (4?), and it works just fine. I ssh into the boxes for
    administration and development. I run them headless, and can connect them into
    a KVM when needed.

    I'd just keep the hardware as-is, do a minimal install (without X Windows), and
    add the specific packages you want (Apache, etc.). You can always throw money
    at it later if needed.

    HTH,

    David 

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