Ubuntu LAMP

Don’t scramble over what software you need to setup a webserver. The Ubuntu Server edition, during installation, offers the LAMP software package option. Installing this will automatically have a complete Apache system up and running in no time. The server will be complete with Mysql database support, and PHP dynamic website capabilities

What to use for a complete server package is really a no brainer; Ubuntu Server Edition. You can also try Debian Eth for some fun. Since Ubuntu is based on Debian you will not find much distinction, and they will both do the same thing, you will notice they just put slightly different finishing touches to create a respective brand.

Verizon Fios Versus Time Warner Road Runner

As per Time Warners commercial they claim to currently utilize fiber optic technology. I can only speak from experience. Time Warner Road Runner is extremely fast for practical applications. I can download at approximately 1.2 Megabytes per second, which is relatively fast. I do not know the exact download speed of Fios, but frankly I don’t like it, at all, that either of the companies do not explicitly state DOWNLOAD SPEEDS. They say, “we offer internet service”, or “broadband service”, but what the heck is the download speed? When I go into a car dealership I know how much horsepower and torque I can getting for my money, but Time Warner and Verizon make it a scavenger hunt to track down pertinent information.

Overall, for the basic home user, you will see zero difference between the performance of Verizon Fios versus Time Warner Road Runner. Although if Fios does indeed have a greater download speed, then this will come in handly when downloading Linux ISOs that are typically 600 or 700 Megatytes. And the DVD ISOs that are a couple of Gigabytes. When downloading ISOs of this size you really need some bandwidth otherwise the download time is up in the stratosphere.

Also, probably the most important, and pertinent piece of information is PORT BLOCKING. Time Warner does not block any of the inportant server ports, but I have heard rumors that Verizon Fios blocks the almighty port 80 and possibly others

Wordpress 2.3 Beta 2

Quick as lightning these fellas are! They really produce some of the best software on the internet. Not only is Wordpress great blogging software, it has been designed to be simple, and intuitive, which should be a model for all comparable software applications.

You can check out Wordpress 2.3 Beta 2 on the official site.

WAMP (Windows, Apache, Mysql, PHP)

The webserver community is well accustomed to the LAMP terminology. WAMP is the equivalent for Microsoft Windows platforms. The main difference is that WAMP does not include Windows, and a License must be purchased separately if you don’t already have one. Otherwise there are a variety of WAMP software packages that will completely implement a full webserver utilizing dynamic PHP, and Mysql database backend support.

Once of the more popular WAMP software package can be found at wampserver.com. While the domain name of their website makes for easy Google-ability, there are other software package competing for territory. There are almost two dozen different pacakges that all provide an excellent, easy installation process to easily setup a complete webserver system on the Windows platform.