Our company website runs on a Win 2003 server with ASP.
Now we also want to run some new PHP applications (e.g. MediaWiki). I think of running them in a (Linux) virtual machine on the Win 2003 server, to keep everything separated.
Does anybody else use VMware to split his dedicated server in several parts? It sounds like a good idea to me, but can not find much information about it. Or are there better alternatives?
Thanks
Full Version: Anybody using VMware on their server?
Wouldn't it be easier and less resource-consuming to just install PHP on the Windows server and run the sites in IIS?
QUOTE (Kyle @ Mar 20 2007, 03:42 PM) 
Wouldn't it be easier and less resource-consuming to just install PHP on the Windows server and run the sites in IIS?
That is what we do currently. The benefit of using VMware is that we can backup and move a server (inside VMware) easily. But it seems that VMware server needs at least a dual core machine to run properly?
QUOTE (PeterM @ Mar 21 2007, 04:24 AM)
That is what we do currently. The benefit of using VMware is that we can backup and move a server (inside VMware) easily. But it seems that VMware server needs at least a dual core machine to run properly?
What do you think about using Microsoft Windows Virtual Server 2005?
Its free and fully easy to setup
QUOTE (meelan @ Apr 9 2007, 09:50 AM)
What do you think about using Microsoft Windows Virtual Server 2005?
Its free and fully easy to setup
Its free and fully easy to setup
Good call. I have a linux distro running on my win2k3 box with virtual server 2005. Small linux distro to do cacti.
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