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<DIV> I recommend SUSE Enterprise Linux with either Enterprise DB or Oracle.
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<DIV>SUSE Enterprise is backed by Novell both financially and for support.
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<DIV>Having needed to compare both Novell and Red Hat support, I can tell you
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<DIV>that Novell wins hands down. Additionally, having taken both the Red Hat
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<DIV>and the Novell certifications, they are technically comparable.
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<DIV>For the database, I feel that Postgresql wins hands-down over mysql
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<DIV>due to the feature set. Enterprise DB is just postgresql with support.
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<DIV>The company has not, however, been around that long. Depending on
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<DIV>your need, you may want to consider going with Oracle's new "free"
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<DIV>database. It is full Oracle and not crippled in function. It is, however,
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<DIV>crippled in scalability. However, for PHP+Apache, it should do just fine.
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<DIV>(Free as in beer, not speech)
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<DIV>Lastly, I would caution against Sun. I have no issues with their technology.
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<DIV>However, from a business perspective, I personally feel that they are
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<DIV>ripe for acquisition in the next few years. Hence, I would not bet my company's
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<DIV>future direction on them.
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<DIV><br><br><br>-- <br>-Josh More, RHCE, CISSP, NCLP<br> morej@alliancetechnologies.net<br> 515-245-7701<br><br>>>>jcbailey@code0.net 11/28/05 5:39 pm >>><br>I'm currently working on a PHP+Apache2+SomeDB project at the company I work<br>for. We're primarily a Windows shop, but Unix could make it also. The<br>biggest issue is support for whatever platform is chosen. Personally, my<br>experience is with Debian/Ubuntu, but as far as I know, both don't have<br>major commercial backers (yes, I know Ubuntu has one, but how long have they<br>been around)?<br><br>I'm pretty much looking for everyones opinions on what experiences they have<br>had with the following *nix/DBs. I'm leaning to Solaris 10/Postgres, but<br>that is new ground for me. What does everyone think about this? Best support<br>cost vs support offered is important also..<br><br>* Windows 2000/2003<br>* RHEL<br>* SUSE Enterprise Linux<br>* Solaris 10<br><br>* PostgreSQL<br>* MS-SQL<br>* MySQL<br><br><br>Jon<br><br><br><br>Cialug mailing list<br>Cialug@cialug.org<br>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug<br> </DIV>
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