Hi all I want to get some advice here from Debian folks running Debian testing on Intel architecture on servers.
I am responsible for a site running a database for the Aust Speleological Federation (http://www.caves.org.au). It runs a MySQL database with mod_perl on a RedHat system at a hosting provider. Because of the vigorous caching of mod_perl we were going to run our development system on another physical server but instead we may be moving to a Vserver (http://www.linux-vserver.org/) where we will have our own virtual system and can run our development system on a separate httpd port. Its still being worked out - even as to what distro to run. The Vserver parent will be RedHat ASAIK. The database isn't one that will lose people money if it goes belly up but its still valuable information and it will be being updated via a web interface by a few dozen updaters. Here is the question: If I can choose between a Debian stable and a Debian testing what should I run? Is testing likely to break after an 'apt-get upgrade'? Anyone have experience and advice from running a server rather than a home setup? There would be few applications installed as it's a server. Mainly apache-perl, mysql and perl and a dozen perl modules. Mike -- Michael Lake Chemistry, Materials & Forensic Science, UTS Ph: 9514 1724 Fx: 9514 1460 UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER ======================================================================== This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. ======================================================================== -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
