I am thinking of moving my Internet server from CentOS 5 (64 bit) to a FreeBSD 64 bit install.
Postgresql is our main database, not MySQL. So far CentOS 5 x64 has been stable enough, but we do have performance issues that everyone talks about and I have been told on the Postgresql (PG) mailing list that I should try FreeBSD.
My question:
(1) Should I be brave and go with version 7, or should I stick with the tried and tested version 6 which the net knows to be stable?
(2) If I go conservatively with 6, how easy would it be to upgrade to 7 in the future. Will it require an "OS reload", which means all my settings including home directories on Cpanel, crontabs, and other such settings will have to be re-done?
(3) For people who have experience, should I work with Plesk or Cpanel? I know code puritans prefer Plesk, but I don't mind Cpanel thus far and my comfort is with it. I just keep it to the stable version, not current or bleeding edge. My question is more for stability and performance on FreeBSD. No major difference?
(4) I have majorly customized crontabs etc. Is the structure of website directories basically the same on FreeBSD as well? I also use heavily customized admin script stuff with Perl and PHP scripts--these will remain the same on FreeBSD as well?
Thanks for any thoughts or experiences. Apologies if this is a "newbie" post.
Postgresql is our main database, not MySQL. So far CentOS 5 x64 has been stable enough, but we do have performance issues that everyone talks about and I have been told on the Postgresql (PG) mailing list that I should try FreeBSD.
My question:
(1) Should I be brave and go with version 7, or should I stick with the tried and tested version 6 which the net knows to be stable?
(2) If I go conservatively with 6, how easy would it be to upgrade to 7 in the future. Will it require an "OS reload", which means all my settings including home directories on Cpanel, crontabs, and other such settings will have to be re-done?
(3) For people who have experience, should I work with Plesk or Cpanel? I know code puritans prefer Plesk, but I don't mind Cpanel thus far and my comfort is with it. I just keep it to the stable version, not current or bleeding edge. My question is more for stability and performance on FreeBSD. No major difference?
(4) I have majorly customized crontabs etc. Is the structure of website directories basically the same on FreeBSD as well? I also use heavily customized admin script stuff with Perl and PHP scripts--these will remain the same on FreeBSD as well?
Thanks for any thoughts or experiences. Apologies if this is a "newbie" post.