help me choose

[ludjer]

hi
os: Linux redhat9 or ubuntu-6.06.1

i would like to know the diffrence between running a xampp server that comes with
    - Apache 2.2.2
    - MySQL 5.0.21
    - PHP 4.4.2
    - PHP 5.1.4
    - Perl 5.8.7
    - ProFTPD 1.3.0
    - phpMyAdmin 2.8.1
    - OpenSSL 0.9.8b
    - GD 2.0.1
    - Freetype 2.1.7
    - libjpeg 6b
    - libpng 1.2.7
    - gdbm 1.8.0
    - zlib 1.2.3
    - expat 1.2
    - Sablotron 1.0
    - libxml 2.6.11
    - libxslt 1.1.8
    - Ming 0.3
    - Webalizer 2.01
    - pdf class 009e
    - ncurses 5.8
    - mod_perl 2.0.2
    - FreeTDS 0.63
    - gettext 0.11.5
    - IMAP C-Client 2004e
    - OpenLDAP (client) 2.3.11
    - mhash library 0.8.18
    - mcrypt library 2.5.7
    - cURL 7.13.1
    - SQLite 2.8.17 (for PHP4 + PHP5)
    - SQLite 3.2.8 (for PHP5 PDO SQLite)
    - phpSQLiteAdmin 0.2
    - libapreq 2.07
    - eAccelerator 0.9.4
    - FPDF 1.53


or running normaly server with majority of the things listed above ??

if i take xampp will it use more proccesor speed
what are the pros and cons of xampp

btw this is for a server hosting 1 site

thx
ludger

[oldmanice]

Its better to go with Linux redhat because it has mor fetures

[effigy]

I know nothing about xampp, but I will say that I prefer compiling things myself; perhaps these pre-packaged things work well--I don't know.

In response to [b]oldmanice[/b]:

Beware of distro bloat. More features does not necessarily mean a better product.