> >Just a question of curiousity. Can you install PHP using tars files?
> >I was looking at purchasing a few servers last fall and when I looked at
the
> >RAQ3/4 they (colbalt) told me that you could only install their stuff and
> >they didn't have new versions of MySQL and only PHP3.
> The only downside is it's not a standard Apache installation - so you
can't
> just rebuild Apache.
>
> But yes you CAN use MySQL and PHP just fine, from source.
> (I'll include the PHP installation instructions for a RaQ3, below.)
>
>
>
> >Would you recommend these to meet our needs? (We need a dedicated MySQL
> >server, 2 apache servers (that load balance/high availablity of which
will
> >also run a nameserver on each one), one dedicated mail server (probably
> >Qmail from what has been recommended so far).
I've successfully compiled and installed PHP4/MySQL on some Cobalt 3i boxes.
It's
not too bad.
The cobalt is a nice 'appliance' box, and is excellent for hosting multiple
domains.
It's low maintenance as well.
However, given the lack of an affordable upgrade path I find it difficult to
recommend
for a database application that may expand.
It depends on your level of experience. Setting up and maintaining Cobalts
is a breeze
but you can find problems later on if you need to expand or upgrade.
Russ.
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