[SATLUG] Server OS questions

[Alex Bartonek]

on my webserver @ home I run SuSE 10.1.  Its only a
733mhz. I've ran 9.x and 10.0 in VMWare sessions as a
server with no issues.


--- FIRESTORM_v1 <firestorm.v1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all:
> 
> I am thinking about giving my really outdated
> webserver an overhaul (think
> overhaul like redneck billy joe bob and a case of
> beer).
> 
> Right now it's a celeron 466 with 128MB RAM, 40GB HD
> and it's running really
> old stuff (RH7.3 with PHP 4.2 and apache 1.3.27. 
> It's a classic LAMP setup,
> but due to the OS, I am having issues with adding
> the latest features in PHP
> (example: SNMP calls for one).  I know that the
> hardware is still good (the
> thing is idle 99% of the time).
> 
> I have been using RH7.3 for ages and haven't been
> using anything more recent
> because of the RHEL/Fedora split and am really out
> of touch with the various
> distros that are out there.  When i do research, all
> i get is "Get XXX
> distro because it's teh roxors" with little to no
> practical explanation that
> I can discern as to why it's so great.
> 
> My needs are as follows:
> upgradeable PHP without compiling?  (try it if you
> think it's easy, it gave
> me hell for a month.)
> upgradeable Apache with standard modules again
> without compiling.
> upgradeable MySQL without compiling.
> MRTG will work without shoehorning
> webalizer will work without copious amounts of
> alcohol
> SNMP support is a must
> 
> *braces for imminent flame war*
> 
> What you y'all recommend for the ideal server OS
> where I won't be stuck
> compiling updates and patches for the next six
> months trying to get the
> system up-to-date and having it ultimately fail
> because some obscure library
> that isn't on RPMfind or google anymore causes the
> entire upgrade effort to
> fail?
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> FIRESTORM_v1
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