What is best small server?

wcboyd · 01-18-2008, 04:40 PM

Hello All,

I am trying to set up a small linux server, but I want one with a small amount of memory/hard disk requirements.
I only need to run/have the following:
Apache
MySQL
PHP (5 preferred, 4 OK)
Perl
CVS and/or Subversion

I am fine w/just command line options as opposed to using GUI.

Any thoughts?

bsdunix · 01-18-2008, 05:24 PM

How small is small? Slackware can be a small installation footprint with the LAMP items you've listed.

wcboyd · 01-18-2008, 05:39 PM

Ideally less than 200MB

bsdunix · 01-18-2008, 05:53 PM

Sorry for the questions, but 200MB?

Is that 200MB RAM and 200MB hard disk limit? Or just RAM or just hard disk?

wcboyd · 01-18-2008, 06:01 PM

bsdunix, what is wrong? Can you not read my mind?

200MB hard disk. RAM would be 256MB.

bsdunix · 01-18-2008, 07:41 PM

From what I researched, it looks like Dam Small Linux with XAMPP will fit on 200MB hard disk.

I have not used either one so I don't know how well they will work. Just my opinion, but I would not use any of these in a production environment with only 200MB of hard disk space.

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html

wcboyd · 01-18-2008, 07:55 PM

Thanks bsdunix!
I was not aware that DSL would allow you to run Apache.
I will definitely check it out!

trickykid · 01-19-2008, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wcboyd

Thanks bsdunix!
I was not aware that DSL would allow you to run Apache.
I will definitely check it out!

Dude, it's Linux. Just because a distro might not come with something doesn't mean it can't be installed and run from it..