I'm out in the field on a training exercise, so it will be a while until I get back to a computer. I'll reply to this thread when I can.
I'm interested in setting up my own server. I've dinked around w/ a WAMP package that serves it to my local computer (127.0.0.1), but I'd like to make a real server to host a few pictures, maybe do some e-mail, and make my own website. I would be willing to consider server hosting, but I'd prefer to have my own.
How much space do I need? I don't have a ton of free space on my current lap top (~10 GB), so I'm not sure I want to do it on there. I'd be willing to consider buying a budget Dell (~$500) to use as a simple server.
I don't need much in the way of performance. It'll be mostly for my own amusement and to host some pics for my family. But I'd like to be able to do e-mail, Perl (for sure), and an SQL database (preferably w/ phpMyAdmin).
Any suggestions on an OS?
I think that's most of it. Any input would be appreciated.