I'm looking to create a local server now that my computer is running properly.
I've decided to do this on a VM (since I can't really run two operating systems at once), and with that comes resource limitations, so I'm looking for a lightweight, but powerful distro of Linux (GUI isn't needed, but preferred) that I can install the actual server (Definitely not Apache. I've heard it's not too good on resources), a database (probably MySQL), FTP and email, and anything else I might need (PHP, APE, etc), while staying under the 256MB RAM limit I'll have to enforce (until I can get off my ass and buy new 2GB / 4GB RAM cards. :/).
So is anyone able to help me with this? I've never done anything quite like it, so any sort of information would be incredibly helpful.
I've decided to do this on a VM (since I can't really run two operating systems at once), and with that comes resource limitations, so I'm looking for a lightweight, but powerful distro of Linux (GUI isn't needed, but preferred) that I can install the actual server (Definitely not Apache. I've heard it's not too good on resources), a database (probably MySQL), FTP and email, and anything else I might need (PHP, APE, etc), while staying under the 256MB RAM limit I'll have to enforce (until I can get off my ass and buy new 2GB / 4GB RAM cards. :/).
So is anyone able to help me with this? I've never done anything quite like it, so any sort of information would be incredibly helpful.