which Linux operating system best for webServer?

[malikmumtaz]

Hi All,

my name is Mumtaz and i from Abu Dhabi, UAE

which Linux operating system best for web Server? Centos are Redhat .

i don't have any experience in Linux. i have use Windows+IIS 7 for run joomla and phpfox website but there is so much issue in windows, so i want to run in Linux i don't know what i chose Redhat and Centos. and what is difference between centos and redhat enterprise i checked so much website but still i don't understand.

i have to run 5 website only on Server. please advice my for best choice thanks.

[dale]

Welcome Mumtaz.

CentOS is great. Don't know if it's the best though.

The difference between CentOS and Red Hat is support. CentOS does not have RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) support. Instead the support is community-based.

So if you need help when using CentOS, you must rely on yourself or the CentOS community.

For practical purposes you will not notice much difference between the two distributions.

[Bill]

What dale says is true. It all depends on whether you want to pay for support or not. From what I understand, Red Hat has great support, while with CentOS, you are left to look up your problems on your own.

[Rob]

Yep - CentOS you'd ask here (or other websites) for support.. With Red Hat, you'll pay a subscription for security/reliability updates as well as for support.

[malikmumtaz]

its mean centos is best choice, i will start work on centos.
thanks all.

[diegosuse]

Opensuse fly on the way. Hope helps

[Victor Leigh]

You can also use Debian. The advantage of using Debian is that you can also use it on your own pc. That way you will become more familiar with the way Debian works.