You just need a single central Linux place, like the forums for whatever distro you are using :)
I recently got a solid LAMP server set up in Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop along with separate user accounts for each site, automatic subdomain creation for each site, FTP (for each individual site, thanks to the decision to give them all separate users), and PHP 4/5 running side-by-side.
Sadly, MySQL still has to be done by hand for each user. It's hardly a problem, though :)
Planning to run the Nessus Network Vulnerability scanner (or whatever it's called) shortly for good measure.
It took about a day (spread out, little tasks) because I was a bit unsure initially (the old server was HORRIBLE!).
Mostly, I used this guide here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP
I've never tried SSL... probably a bit of a pain. Again, Wikis and forums tend to be the best places to search.
I do remember coming across a quick tutorial on SSL somewhere when I was setting up my server.
Sadly, config files are rather a necessity... although there are a few neat GUI programs sitting around such as Pure-Admin (for Pure-Ftpd) and MySQL-Admin.
I remember coming across an awful looking (but probably working) GUI configuration program for Apache. I have gotten used to its script files, though :)
Oh... Debian?
Yep, I've heard bad things of that one's package management stuff.
Debian is great and all (lots of distros borrowing stuff from it -- they'd probably be nowhere without the work those guys have done), but I recommend you switch.
Their newer stuff may be a bit nicer as well. ...What version of Debian is it? I get the impression that your Debian servers have been around for a while.
Just hunt around a bit is the best advice I can give...
Some open source software is awful. The best stuff is the most active stuff, of course... Try Sourceforge? (Or examing the version numbers; they can tell a lot).
I've actually rarely encountered broken links with the software that I'm using, so those are probably all either for software that isn't worth your time anyway or some really poorly made help sites.
I recently got a solid LAMP server set up in Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop along with separate user accounts for each site, automatic subdomain creation for each site, FTP (for each individual site, thanks to the decision to give them all separate users), and PHP 4/5 running side-by-side.
Sadly, MySQL still has to be done by hand for each user. It's hardly a problem, though :)
Planning to run the Nessus Network Vulnerability scanner (or whatever it's called) shortly for good measure.
It took about a day (spread out, little tasks) because I was a bit unsure initially (the old server was HORRIBLE!).
Mostly, I used this guide here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP
I've never tried SSL... probably a bit of a pain. Again, Wikis and forums tend to be the best places to search.
I do remember coming across a quick tutorial on SSL somewhere when I was setting up my server.
Sadly, config files are rather a necessity... although there are a few neat GUI programs sitting around such as Pure-Admin (for Pure-Ftpd) and MySQL-Admin.
I remember coming across an awful looking (but probably working) GUI configuration program for Apache. I have gotten used to its script files, though :)
restored, omg, it wont work because newer dependancies are installed!!!
*SCREAMS!*Oh... Debian?
Yep, I've heard bad things of that one's package management stuff.
Debian is great and all (lots of distros borrowing stuff from it -- they'd probably be nowhere without the work those guys have done), but I recommend you switch.
Their newer stuff may be a bit nicer as well. ...What version of Debian is it? I get the impression that your Debian servers have been around for a while.
Just hunt around a bit is the best advice I can give...
Some open source software is awful. The best stuff is the most active stuff, of course... Try Sourceforge? (Or examing the version numbers; they can tell a lot).
I've actually rarely encountered broken links with the software that I'm using, so those are probably all either for software that isn't worth your time anyway or some really poorly made help sites.