Re: [PHP] RE: Best Server OS

[Brent Baisley]

I've used Macs for a long time and think it's a great client and OS. 
The GUI stuff they have for the server I think is great too. But when 
considering the best OS for a server, I would hardly recommend it, 
except from an ease of use and setup standpoint. Apple is still coming 
up to speed on all the underpinnings, partly because of the changes BSD 
is going through (i.e. changing the threading model). Tiger I think 
will be a big boost and the planned eventual transition to gcc 4 will 
be an even bigger boost.

I read an article recently that compared MySQL and other software 
performance on various operating systems, including Windows, Solaris, 
FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and Linux (gentoo). Linux pretty much stole 
the show, mainly because of it's threading design. Using Linux threads 
on BSD improved performance on BSD systems. While OSX wasn't tested, 
you could extrapolate where it might fall in the review since it is 
based on BSD.

http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/12/27/1243207&from=rss
On Mar 29, 2005, at 11:10 AM, Gerald Artman wrote:
I would recommend OSX
        Top ratings on security compared to Linux or Windows
        Fast processors in many configurations, most include 1000T
                Starting at $500 to $3500 for up to +15MIPS performance
        Excellent GUI interface
        Supported by Apache, PHP, MySQL and comes pre-installed
        
Jerry Artman
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