I need to setup a secure server to be an internal webserver. We have a php, mysql website tracking detentions in our school. I have a new DELL Poweredge 850 dual core 2.5GHZ, 2 x 1TB HDD's, 4GB RAM. DVD-ROM, Howto setup RAID 1 on new system, setup perfect server LAMP and ispconfig for internal websites, shared file server, macosx and windows clients, What distro would be best, any howto you can point me to? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'd recommend Debian. As for RAID1, take a look here: http://www.howtoforge.com/software-raid1-grub-boot-debian-etch