[FX.php List] [OFF] Apache 2.2 SSL setup difficulties

[Troy Meyers]

Dale and Derrick,

Thank you for the comments about using Mac Minis. If it doesn't work out for me I won't feel like no one warned me.

For what it's worth, the machine currently running Apache 1.3/Tiger/WPE that we will be swapping out (once the new on with Apache 2.2/Leopard/WPE is ready) is also a Mini, actually an older, slower one (1.66 GHz, 512MB -- maybe 32-bit because it's "Intel Core Duo" rather than "Intel Core 2 Duo") with less memory than the new one, and it has been trouble-free the entire time it's been in use since December 2006 when it was the database server, then October 2007 when it moved to the Apache/WPE job, never a problem, never had to restart it. Our site is pretty esoteric, so it could be that the demands on it aren't at "production" levels.

The new one is 2GHz, 1GB, "Intel Core 2 Duo" which I guess means 64-bit.

We do have some even older Minis that aren't Intel and they are sluggish. Relegated to workstations.

-Troy


> Hmm, crashes are generally not hardware-related, in my experience,  
> unless maybe you have a bad stick of memory or something. Our Mac mini  
> is a workhorse. I'd have to say it has the best ROI of any Mac we  
> have, and we have quite a few. That said, I'd never use a Mac mini as  
> a front-line production server - it essentially has a laptop hard  
> drive in it. But the mini sure is nice to beat around as a development  
> box.
> 
> Anyway, I'm sorry your experience with the mini is not as good. I wish 
> I had five more of them... including one in my living room hooked up  
> to my television!
> 
> Maybe time for a wipe-and-reinstall-everything on your mini?
> 
> Dale