webserver, windows vs. linux

ChemicalAfinity · 08-26-2009, 12:23 AM

hi all

i am going to setup a business website at our office, and i wanted to know which operating system and configuration is better.

currently we have 2 servers running windows server 2003, and to be honest i am not keen on putting another server into operation so i would prefer to put the web server on one of those. my concern is the securty, one server is an app server (POS and Accounting) and the other is domain and exchange.

I have a redhat enterprise server spare, so the other option is to set that up, however like i said before i would prefer not to have another full time server running.

what would you do?? i am looking for somthing both time and work efficient whilst being secure??

thanks
murray

ChemicalAfinity · 08-26-2009, 12:29 AM

i have just had an idea, i was contemplating installing a virtual machine on the server or installing citrix xen server and converting the existing operatins system to a virtual machine, however i would need to ensure that i had done plenty of backups of couse

does this help anyone with ideas??

**wmorri** · 08-26-2009, 12:37 PM

Hi,

Here is my thought, you said that you have a couple of 2003 servers. I would recommend that you throw apache on one of them and run then set up the webserver through that. I can't imagine that either of the server are really under any type of load at the moment.

Cheers!

ChemicalAfinity · 08-26-2009, 12:54 PM

Easy, I have iis installed on both of them so I'll just use one of them. Is there anything I should do in regards to security to ensure that our data is safe or is it already pretty secure??

Cheers, Murray

**wmorri** · 08-26-2009, 03:50 PM

Hi,

I don't know much about IIS. I am an Apache guy myself. I did a quick search and came up with this. It might give you some help, but asking a linux guy about IIS, I can't really be of much help.

Cheers!

ebackhus · 08-30-2009, 04:37 PM

I'm running Apache under Windows XP Pro and it's been great. Security wise it's pretty locked down but I haven't noticed anything trying to break in either. I also have it on a hardware firewall for added protection.

08-26-2009, 12:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
ChemicalAfinity Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 108 OS: Apple Mac OS X 10.5; Windows Server 2003	webserver, windows vs. linux hi all i am going to setup a business website at our office, and i wanted to know which operating system and configuration is better. currently we have 2 servers running windows server 2003, and to be honest i am not keen on putting another server into operation so i would prefer to put the web server on one of those. my concern is the securty, one server is an app server (POS and Accounting) and the other is domain and exchange. I have a redhat enterprise server spare, so the other option is to set that up, however like i said before i would prefer not to have another full time server running. what would you do?? i am looking for somthing both time and work efficient whilst being secure?? thanks murray

08-26-2009, 12:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
ChemicalAfinity Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 108 OS: Apple Mac OS X 10.5; Windows Server 2003	Re: webserver, windows vs. linux i have just had an idea, i was contemplating installing a virtual machine on the server or installing citrix xen server and converting the existing operatins system to a virtual machine, however i would need to ensure that i had done plenty of backups of couse does this help anyone with ideas??

08-26-2009, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: webserver, windows vs. linux Hi, Here is my thought, you said that you have a couple of 2003 servers. I would recommend that you throw apache on one of them and run then set up the webserver through that. I can't imagine that either of the server are really under any type of load at the moment. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

08-26-2009, 12:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChemicalAfinity Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 108 OS: Apple Mac OS X 10.5; Windows Server 2003	Re: webserver, windows vs. linux Easy, I have iis installed on both of them so I'll just use one of them. Is there anything I should do in regards to security to ensure that our data is safe or is it already pretty secure?? Cheers, Murray

08-26-2009, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: webserver, windows vs. linux Hi, I don't know much about IIS. I am an Apache guy myself. I did a quick search and came up with this. It might give you some help, but asking a linux guy about IIS, I can't really be of much help. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

08-30-2009, 04:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,255 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: webserver, windows vs. linux I'm running Apache under Windows XP Pro and it's been great. Security wise it's pretty locked down but I haven't noticed anything trying to break in either. I also have it on a hardware firewall for added protection. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.