Looking for a good distro for a web server

Hey everyone, it's been quite a while since I've posted here, glad to be back.

I'm thinking of starting a small web server running on Linux, was wondering what distro you guys would recommend?

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darkerosxx

RHEL5 !

msteinhilber

CentOS, free alternative to RHEL that is built from RHEL source.

Daniel333

CentOS or BSD.

Silentsoul

I would recommend Cent OS if your a nix guy, if you are new to either then try BSD. It is suppose to be the most secure ever. I use Debian. I just like the way it comes out of the box, and I am a big advocate of APT.

jibbajabba

CentOS indeed and if you need help with installing Apache etc., I did a guide once with videos etc.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266689

nel

Gomjaba wrote:

CentOS indeed and if you need help with installing Apache etc., I did a guide once with videos etc.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266689

Looks like a great guide man!

jibbajabba

nel wrote:

Gomjaba wrote:

CentOS indeed and if you need help with installing Apache etc., I did a guide once with videos etc.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266689

Looks like a great guide man!

Thanks, it is a bit out-dated but still works

Mishra

All these are biased choices. After saying that I will push Debian.

ally_uk

I would say Debian and install webmin to make life easier you can find excellent webmin guides on the internet which will walk you through the process of setting up a dedicated server.