Best distro for running a webserver

Which distro of linux do you think is the best for running a webserver/network computer, and why?

this is like religion (quote from another user here...) there is no "best" distro.

ok, let´s start discussing.

i like SuSE since it has good support (at least here in germany), mailing-lists and user-groups.

you can call their support hotline 90days from the day you bought/registered it (if you did!) and their mailing-lists are up-to-date. they have very good support and security personnel, they supply security patches very frequently, it´s stable, easy to configure and has a usable default configuration.

be sure to get the professional version though...

redhat is probably just as good though i never tried (i am just right now downloading the images...)

for running your own public web-server, you need to get deeper into the system anyway. or you´ll be hacked within a few weeks.
then, it does not matter anymore which distro you use, you´ll end up making your own somewhat anyway

any1?

Crucifige!! crucifige!! Go with Slackware, it's like building your own but knowing how to do it

I won't repeat, but my opinion is: if you've not got much experience running a GNU/Linux box, choose SuSE or RedHat (I'd go with SuSE myself), spend a lot of time reading endless documents to do with web server security and gnu/linux security, and tighten the box up.

If you feel you've got the experience, and a day or so to much around with the installer, choose Slackware and you'll set-up a much faster, more stable server that will be easier to maintain.

If you've already used one of these quite a bit and you're happy with it and you don't have the time to experiment, just go with what you know Oh and don't install X and other nicities, or if you must, only install X with something very minimal like blackbox, fluxbox or maybe even good ol' twm

I quite like redhat for desktops etc, but I would definitely go with Slackware for servers and project boxes. I just like it.

This is a preference thing, though, there isn't a definitive answer to the question. The main thing is that you are using Linux )

chris