A practical use of Open Source Code Softwares
As we started the project of our web site, we knew that the proprietary software costs would be too high for our financial resources. Our only option then was to make use of Open Source Code softwares. However, within the Open Source Code there are lots of softwares to choose from, and itґs up to the system analyst/programmer to pick the ones that best suit the project goals. In our case, we picked Linux as our operating system. However we faced a big question: Which Linux distribution ?
There are dozens of linux distributions, each one with specific advantages, sometimes with or without paid services. We chose linux Slackware because we thought that it would suit better our needs, in terms of stability and reliability. Slackware is a conservative distribution, meaning that it only offers in its distribution package kernel versions and third party libraries, once itґs been proved to be stable and reliable. As a result, Slackware is one the most stable Linux operating system on the market.
If the user wishes the most recent Linux kernel and libraries, we recommend to look for a different distribution. Another reason for us picking Slackware, was because of its text interface, which at the beginning may become a bit difficult, in the long run however it offers a better understanding of the Linux environment.
This way most of Slackware configurations are done thru text scripts. Once it was set the operating system, we picked Apache as our web server. Apache is one of the most popular web server in the internet. For server programming language, we chose PHP... more>>>