need suggestions for a web server for my vps that uses php

[dkg5755]

Im looking for a web server that will run php scripts to connect to mssql looking for something with good security at little or no cost something besides xampp. Does nfo offer this kind of service thru the webhosting plans ?

[soja]

NFO offers web hosting with php and mysql support. Check out their plan comparison here: https://www.nfoservers.com/webhosting.php#differences

The smallest package is very cheap for what you get(top of the line hardware and network).

EDIT: If all you need is php and mysql support, getting a vps to do it is really making it harder than it needs to be. Especially if you have little experience setting up these things.

[barricas]

If you want to go with your own linux VDS I'd sugest Nginx + PHP-FPM, light and fast set-up. To connect with MsSQL you can create your application with PDO instead of mysql_ or mysqli_ . Also be sure to implement prepared statements for enhanced security!

With shared hosting, I believe Nginx is not used because it doesn't provide a similar set-up like apache's .htaccess which allows the user to configure his webspace without needing to mess with the webserver config. So, with shared hosting, the only recommendation that is still up is the use of PDO!