I am in the process of learing the LAMP stack and may eventualy go with a GoDaddy Linux hosting account. I would like to develop a web site, deploy it on a server locally and get it going before purchasing hosting at GoDaddy. What would be a good version of Linux to use to simulate deploying and hosting a php/mySQL web site to GoDaddy?
For a Linux server I would recommend trying something like Slackware or if you're not too comfortable with the command line I would try the server version of Ubuntu.
Moncky 1
From here http://www.godaddy.com/hosting/virtual-dedicated-servers.aspx?ci=9013 they offer either CentOS or Fedora. I would suspect Centos 5.5 and Fedora 13 or 14. If you're going with them then use the distro you will be eventually deploying the live site to.
Take care
Thanks for the link Moncky that is what I was looking for. I decided to download the CentOS 5.5 DVD and will give it a try.
Moncky 1
No problems, Its probably worth while dropping them an email and finding out what they would give you (ie version of OS version of http, mysql etc). Its a resonable request and there isnt really any reason that they should decline.