So, I've tried using Red Hat 7.0 to get a php/mysql enabled web server running on a PII 266 system with a whoping 16M ram. It has been a chore to say the least. Red Hat really seems to have some issues here. The RPMs don't work and installing from source doesn't work. Is there a better version of Linux out there for me to run this kind of a system on? Should I just bite the bullet and get more memory and possibly a licenced version of a linux server package? Any input is more than welcome.
YES!!!! You could try Slackware. I never ran it on 16megs but it runs fine on my notebook with 32M.. It can even be used as a webserver.. wouldn't push it to much.. but it can be used as testbedserver.. 16M isn't enough for a productionserver..
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B.