Best OS for a server

[Warrior]

Hah!

[Eric]

iago uses Slackware for x86labs.org and javaop.com. He's got 99% uptime, and IMO, it's rather fast. Having hosting with him is nice, too, but I'm not him so I can't tell you how hard it was to set up.

Uptime is not judged by the OS, in certain instances, MAYBE, but not enough to really make a difference.

After applying this critical security update, you may need to reboot your computer.

Disable automatic updates?  ;p

[Ender]

But then you won't get the update... lol that's funny.

[Grok]

I'd probably say FreeBSD would be best, followed by pretty much any Linux. 

Invert -- Getting PHP, Apache, and MySQL on a Windows server is more trouble than it's worth, I've found. 

Says more about those applications than the server.  It's quite easy to create a great install package for Windows programs.

[Tazo]

also try wamp for a windows server

[topaz]

Ubuntu is great for servers, tons of support and regular releases.

[Joe[x86]]

iago uses Slackware for x86labs.org and javaop.com. He's got 99% uptime, and IMO, it's rather fast. Having hosting with him is nice, too, but I'm not him so I can't tell you how hard it was to set up.

Uptime is not judged by the OS, in certain instances, MAYBE, but not enough to really make a difference.

After applying this critical security update, you may need to reboot your computer.

Hah. Not to mention Windows has a tendancy to suddenly stop dead in it's tracks. No BSOD or anything.

[quasi-modo]

iago uses Slackware for x86labs.org and javaop.com. He's got 99% uptime, and IMO, it's rather fast. Having hosting with him is nice, too, but I'm not him so I can't tell you how hard it was to set up.

Uptime is not judged by the OS, in certain instances, MAYBE, but not enough to really make a difference.

After applying this critical security update, you may need to reboot your computer.

Hah. Not to mention Windows has a tendancy to suddenly stop dead in it's tracks. No BSOD or anything.

huh... I run w2k advanced server and I can get two week long uptimes without any loss of service, provided that the power is constant. Sounds to me like you have encountered some sort of hardware failure or have a bad install because that certainly isn't the norm.

[Eric]

iago uses Slackware for x86labs.org and javaop.com. He's got 99% uptime, and IMO, it's rather fast. Having hosting with him is nice, too, but I'm not him so I can't tell you how hard it was to set up.

Uptime is not judged by the OS, in certain instances, MAYBE, but not enough to really make a difference.

After applying this critical security update, you may need to reboot your computer.

Hah. Not to mention Windows has a tendancy to suddenly stop dead in it's tracks. No BSOD or anything.

huh... I run w2k advanced server and I can get two week long uptimes without any loss of service, provided that the power is constant. Sounds to me like you have encountered some sort of hardware failure or have a bad install because that certainly isn't the norm.

I've had my w3k box up for well over 30 days.

[Kp]

huh... I run w2k advanced server and I can get two week long uptimes without any loss of service, provided that the power is constant. Sounds to me like you have encountered some sort of hardware failure or have a bad install because that certainly isn't the norm.

What happens at the end of that two weeks?

[Newby]

I've had my w3k box up for well over 30 days.

I want a w3k box.