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Is linux better than windows for servers?
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yes, linux is very good for webservers.
you can get a LAMP server set up under debian in under an hour.
you can get a LAMP server set up under debian in under an hour.
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Windows is good for server, only if you have to use windows on clients. And you have to use windows on clients only if you have windows-only software (solidworks,photoshop,accounting,office suite,...).
Or if you know nothing about Linux.
Or if you know nothing about Linux.
Last edited by pheeror; May 10th, 2007 at 9:41 am.
indeed. at home i use:
windows 2000 client (1 client - parents pc)
NT4 server (on an old proliant - its my fileserver/windowsdomain controller)
XP pro (1 client - main pc - dual boot with ubuntu as i need some MS apps for college)
These all play nicely with my 1 CentOS server (for LAMP)
windows 2000 client (1 client - parents pc)
NT4 server (on an old proliant - its my fileserver/windowsdomain controller)
XP pro (1 client - main pc - dual boot with ubuntu as i need some MS apps for college)
These all play nicely with my 1 CentOS server (for LAMP)
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Originally Posted by jbennet 
You can use SAMBA for windows domain support and active directory i think. It is windows compatiible but if you dont mind about windows compatibility then you would use something like NIS/LDAP which is better.
I think it'll really depend on what type of server you are planning to deploy .. I use both windows and linux as my servers. Satisfied with both at their own positions..
exactly. i use windows as i need Visual studio and ASP.NET support and I use linux for my general day to day computing and PHP/mysql web devel. Use whatever mix is right for you.
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Originally Posted by Stylish
Windows has top-notch support and already has claim to a large percentage of servers out there.
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The Earth was also once flat. Just because everyone's doing it, doesn't make it right.
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From my experience, Linux has been more stable, reliable, and functional for my needs. It requires fewer restarts, shows less quirky crashes, and otherwise keeps on chugging for eye catching uptime.
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Linux is well known when it comes to a server OS. However, most people don't know or care about server OSs, so Linux is currently becoming known to the general public for its progress as a desktop system.
And LAMP is not the end-all to server configurations. Sure, it works great for your home setup, but for an enterprise it's probably not the greatest solution.
And LAMP is not the end-all to server configurations. Sure, it works great for your home setup, but for an enterprise it's probably not the greatest solution.
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Originally Posted by joeprogrammer
So Linux has way less technical support? Great, that's helpful when my server breaks down.
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Yes .. most of the Linux support is available online .. and its a great resource of information.
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Originally Posted by Infarction
And LAMP is not the end-all to server configurations. Sure, it works great for your home setup, but for an enterprise it's probably not the greatest solution.
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