Posted by Kromey at 7:44pm Dec 15 '09Linux, certainly; my preferred flavor is Ubuntu.
Apache for a web server - mod_rewrite: 'nuff said.
Postgres for a database - I just like it better than MySQL, no reason beyond that.
PHP with a solid MVC framework behind it - I'm a fan of the Zend Framework.
However, I would give series consideration to Python using the Django framework - I work with PHP in my day job already, and so many things in the language (e.g. lack of consistency - I hate that for every single string function I have to look up whether it's "needle-haystack" or "haystack-needle" because the goobers behind it can't make up their minds!) seriously irritate me. Python, if nothing else, is consistent, plus you can always just name the parameters to completely skirt the issue entirely!
Apache for a web server - mod_rewrite: 'nuff said.
Postgres for a database - I just like it better than MySQL, no reason beyond that.
PHP with a solid MVC framework behind it - I'm a fan of the Zend Framework.
However, I would give series consideration to Python using the Django framework - I work with PHP in my day job already, and so many things in the language (e.g. lack of consistency - I hate that for every single string function I have to look up whether it's "needle-haystack" or "haystack-needle" because the goobers behind it can't make up their minds!) seriously irritate me. Python, if nothing else, is consistent, plus you can always just name the parameters to completely skirt the issue entirely!
LAPP - Kromey