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Server Optimization For Newbies?
supaneko writes "I recently took a new job as a network and server administration for a small IT company. I am absolutely shocked at how much is taking place within this company that I have little to no experience with. To help bolster my experience, I purchased a used server to use for hands-on training and practice. My ultimate goal is to have a complete, secure LAMP server available to the public running CentOS. I have been browsing the Net for various guides and tips on setup, optimization, security, and maintenance, but nothing I've found really gives me a hands-on approach to the topics I want to learn about. When you all started out, what route did you take to pick up the server setup and maintenance skills you have now? Is there anything in particular that you would recommend to someone who has excellent skills with consumer PCs and servers but is a total newbie to corporate and enterprise networking and servers?"
Just hire me as a consultant and ill take care of it for you.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
Assembler. Forget about Slackware and all the other already-coded distributions. Learn assembler and code everything yourself. It's the only way to learn.
Nah, that's too extreme. Everyone knows that the best way to learn Unix is to run Gentoo.
Read my blog.
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Post a link to your server on Slashdot. I guarantee you'll get a fast and furious lesson in server optimization and security.