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Deploying Apache, PHP, MySQL in VMware environment - Windows vs. Linux advice needed

Client has an application being developed for them which requires Apache 2.2.3, PHP 5.2.4, and MySQL 5.0.45 to run. They don't care whether it's a Linux or Windows box, just that it meets those minimum specs for the engine. Client staff has little experience with Linux, but plenty of Windows Server. Platform will be VMware ESX for whichever environment we build.

The initial deployment will be a test of the beta software, so having VMs is handy to make snapshots, backup, copy, etc.

What I'm looking for is whether anyone has advice on bringing Apache, PHP and MySQL up on a Windows Server (2003 or 2008) image or going with a Linux distro knowing what you know about our experience with each. Are there distros that have decent management interfaces for the AMP pieces or is everything going to be command line driven?
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You can use lampp for linux and  xampp package for windows which includes all of the services needs as you says.
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Refer this following link to install PHP, Apache, and MySQL in windows.

 http://www.bicubica.com/apache-php-mysql/index.php
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In light of the security cautions regarding WAMPP, we're going to try a Turnkey Linux package. Thanks for the suggestions. I suspect that if this "Turnkey" image is not as turnkey as we need, we may just try the Windows AMPP stack and do what we can to secure it more as we go along.
I guess I can award points to the expert who pointed out there will be security challenges with Windows, since this influenced us to go searching for a LAMPP stack to try first. Please change question status so I can close it and post new questions.
I appreciate the warning about security issues with a Windows-based stack. Some suggestions for where to find recommended stacks would help, but I'm taking the
Here's a link to an Ubuntu Linux forum article: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=757741  Your client should consider hiring a Linux admin.  Care and feeding of a Linux server on the internet is just as much of a job as a Windows server for many of the same reasons.