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This article got quite a few things wrong, I think. It seems the article was discussing Mac OS X Leopard, a client operating system. Leopard server is a bit different. It is intended to be used as a server and is configured as such - including apache with PHP. On regular Leopard, apache is set up for hosting personal web pages simply, not for complex web applications. The less unixy aspects have their pitfalls, but many of the changes are implemented to help put the service configurations in directory services and using standard plist files, allowing for simpler, more universal management. For a web server, yes, linux is better, but OS X Server can be great for providing services to macs without needing technical knowledge, or for providing Open Directory, managed preferences, apple remote desktop and netboot/netinstall for simple administration and imaging. Just don't use a client OS as a server.

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