Posted: 3/4/2008 10:38:35 AM EDT
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Hello. I'm supposed to pick out a web server and I'm really not up to speed on these things anymore. At any rate, it will most likely be running Red Hat Linux or Centos, and need to run Apache, PHP, Python, MYSQL, etc... to host web pages as well as some type of database beyond just database-driven web pages. So, if someone can recommend some specifications, such as speed, disks (number and size), backup unit, etc, that would be helpful. There is several thousand dollars available to purchase this server. (as far as I know) Thanks! |
| I use the IBM x3650 servers with SAS HDDs in a RAID5+1 config. We run RHEL4 on them for the most part. We are running 5 146G drives with 2 dual-core Intel procs w/ 8G memory. Backup to a standard NAS, or have a warm-spare for the server. Works well, but could be a bit spendy. Fast as hell with room to grow.Specs/Overview |
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Hardware wise I like the Dells and their warrenty support. Depending on your needs I would look at the Dell 2950 with the SAS drives in a RAID 10 config (fastest redundant raid config). A minimum of 4GB of RAM and would purchase more than enough RAM to get your Entire DB into MEM. Probably start with 1 Quad core Proc you can always add a 2nd. IN regards to OS their is x64 and 32bit. You may want to research PHP and apache running in an x64 enviroment. Under Windows and Linux. |
Well you could aoways start off super small (Desktop system with RAID) and then grow into something larger. PHP and MySQL are really efficient and don't hog resources like others do. Also PHP scripts and code are pretty platform independant so upgrading or switching between servers isn't that difficult.  Feel free to email as I deal with PHP, SQL and Web Servers daily |
Yeah, my above would be WAYYY overkill. You can get a pretty decent setup (Dell 2950 is good... I have always like the HP ProLiant systems, too) for a few K. I would really look at who will give you best support and price. Since we buy in larger quantities, we get a good break on the IBM. Look at resellers to see what kind of deal you can get from them and if they have options for support. |