Hello, i just want to install ispconfig on a server. the question is: what os to choose? what to choose, apache, nginx...? i want to have the most powerfull possible to install and test lots of scripts: phpbb, smf, wordpress, joomla.... thanks
This is a quote from ISPConfig Documentation web page https://www.ispconfig.org/documentation/ Between Apache and nginx, choose the one you are more familiar with, in other words the one you know how to use. If both are strange beasts, I would recommend Apache since it has more documentation available and is more widely used, so easier to get help. All of those should work just fine on websites you create in ISPConfig. There is also manual, see the ISPConfig documentation page.
Use Debian or Ubuntu 18.04 as OS and nginx is great, a very fast web server, but you must know how to work with it as almost every cms needs a custom nginx config. If you don't know how to use nginx or don't have the time and patience to learn it, then better use apache.
actually i have ubuntu 18.04 and apache. but i tried many times to install phpbb and smf but i have a error trying it. so i can't install...
Both software applications work fine in an ispconfig website. It might have been better if you would have posted the actual problem and error message in the app that you tried to install as ISPConfig on Ubuntu is not the source of the problem.
As a sidenote, you have seen on the SMF page that PHP 7.2 is not supported "PHP 7.2 is not supported by SMF at this time." and Ubuntu 18.04 uses PHP 7.2. You will have to install an older PHP version as additional PHP on Ubuntu if you want to use software which does not support cirrent PHP versions.
yes i've seen that, i'm going to try installation of phpbb tonight. will tell if it works this time thanks for your help
And if it does not work: write down the steps that you have taken and note the exact error that you got and make a new thread for it so we can try to help you to solve the problem.
If you wish to test more forum software, I would suggest ElkArte - a derivative of SMF that works on php7.2 and above.
