I 'm looking for a server to run my vbulletin 3.03.
I don't know hot to configure a linux server ( install apache, php, mysql ) so the question is ServerMatrix can install all that I need to run my Vbulletin?
My forum have costantly 150 users online so i think the Super Celeron 2.4 would be good for me.

Thanks for answers.

If you don't know Linux, why not go with Windows? vBulleting will run just fine on an IIS webserver.

As far as actually answering your question.... .......

Apache, PHP, and MySQL is already installed if you opt for a control panel. There is quite a bit of setup needed though, but it will mostly be using a GUI.

Ook thanks for answers

no.. doN,t go with winscrap...

Personally, I would recommand you to go with a ISP and rent Webhosting,not a whole server. YOu nerver know what can go wrong with a server with windows on it

Or it can be like one of mine...... be up and running at around 70% load for over 4 months without a reboot.......

Windows Server platforms are nothing like desktop platforms, they actually work!

Wow.. I can give you the counter argument that some linux server have never been rebooted!

And those whose *nix server has "never" been rebooted will soon find that their box quickly becomes out of date and more vulnerable to attacks...

What do you do when a kernel upgrade is done?

I've found that either platform is stable given the right circumstances. It really just comes down to whichever one serves your purposes best. And who's the one doing your server administration.

Enough being off-topic though.

Black_widow, it's not too difficult to install Apache, PHP or MySQL if you follow the installation manuals from the source sites. However, if you do opt to get a Linux server (or even a Windows one), you may want to look into the investment of having a real sys admin do the installs and post-config for you, along with hardening the server. It'll be an investment well made.

Even Win98 SE was stable, I had a machine up and running as a server for over 3 months without rebooting it. In the end I only rebooted it cause I needed to move it elsewhere.

It's not the OS that makes the server it's the Admin behind it that makes the difference. Thanks for playing. Move along. And for the original post, I would get a server admin.

Is it good to do reboots?

It depends.. Sometimes rebooting is a requirement when installing programs or major kernel updates because some programs would activate at start up.

You do reboots when it's required. I wouldn't randomly go rebooting boxes but I wouldn't be afraid to reboot a box either.