[Preston] linux server

[Tim Dobson]

I'd second this fairly eloquent piece of advice.

There are people here who can help you along the way through each step.

The first step is to install ubuntu.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=install+ubuntu

The second step would be to install the webserver stack 
(Apache/PHP/MySql assuming that's what you wanted) and webmin.

you'll probably want something like this 
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-serverinstall-gui-and-webmin-in-ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex-guide.html
or
http://jamielesouef.com/linux/installing-ubuntu-server-lampsshftpwebmin-and-phpmyadmin-for-a-newbie/

to help you through,

I've never used webmin, but it's definitely what you want.

If you need any help, just shout :)

Tim


B McLellan wrote:
> Richard,
> 
> You can install the server components to a standard distribution with
> a GUI. If you are new to Linux Ubuntu is probably a good distro to
> start with as it has a lively support community. From a standard
> ubuntu install just use the synaptic package manager to install
> Apache, MySQL and PHP.
> If you also want to avoid having to manually edit text config files
> you will probably want to install Webmin too. This will allow you to
> configure Apache etc, via a webpage.
> Most people don't bother with the GUI on web server for performance
> reasons but I've seen people ask this question a lot. The usual
> response is along the lines of 'why bother, just get used to the
> command line!' and I suspect at some point you will have to drop to a
> terminal to configure certain things. But with more GUI-centric
> distros like ubuntu you should be able to most things with the mouse.
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Richard McLellan
> <richardmclellan at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Can someone help me out here?
>> I am looking to put together a linux server as a web host test unit, but I
>> prefer to use the GUI interface.  Is there a server version with a GUI
>> already?  If someone can put together a CD like this I would be very
>> grateful.
>>
>> Thank you.
>> RM
>>
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