Which one is the most used linux distribution for web hosting and network administration?

Depends on what kind of web hosting. If a large commercial enterprise, stick with the mainstream, commercially supported versions.


For home use, I use Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, as it is supported with patches for 3 years.


This site has many howtos, to set up almost any Linux as a server. I used the Ubuntu version (linked):


http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server...





For network (web server) admin, I use ISPConfig


http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server...




I've seen CentOS (which is a clone of Red Hat) used a lot.





Most of the companies I consult for use RHEL or a derivative of RHEL, then again most companies hire me because of my RHEL/CentOS background so the results are biased.




I'd like to suggest FreeBSD (google it)





Yahoo uses it and hotmail used it before it was purchased by microsoft.





(note: this is not a linux distro, but I highly recommend it.)




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