Can someone please tell me what the differance between the two are? Will cgi work with one and not the other?

Well Linux is a graphical, free, open source version of Unix. As far as I know, Cgi will work with both.

Does anyoen know what does UNIX stands for?

Unix is a licensed operating system originally developed by AT&T. According to one source " The name "Unix" was intended as a pun on the name Multics and was written "Unics" at first, for UNiplexed Information and Computing System. Both "Unix" and "UNIX" are in wide use today. At one point, Dennis Ritchie tried to promulgate the lower-case version, since "UNIX" isn't an acronym."

I recall at some point, several years ago, UNIX and XENIX were merged to some degree. There are various licensed versions of Unix from different vendors and they differ form each other.

Linux is an open source OS that was reverse engineered to be compatible with Unix. Linus Torvalds, the original creator, still retains some control over it. I believe he determines what changes are made to the kernel. There are several different releases of Linux, with Red Hat accounting for about 70% of the market.

They are close enough that many programs made for one will work under the other. CGI programs will work with either if they are set up properly.

Originally posted by Duster
They are close enough that many programs made for one will work under the other. CGI programs will work with either if they are set up properly.

This is true. My workstation is a unix server and I publish my cgi scripts to a Linux server. The point is I first test to make sure my scripts work on my unix station then simply publish the cgi script to the linux server with no problems.

David

Is it possible to set up some sort of 'mini-server' on a comp so I can test scripts (cgi/php etc). I've got some pretty limited space here so partitioning my drive and putting RedHat/Apache isn't much of an option (and rest assured Linux and a laptop ARE NOT a match made in heaven to set up *lol*). Apparently Dreamweaver UltraDEV can do it so there's a chance some other bit of software that's freeware or open source that can do the same. I just have no idea where to look for it...

Has anyone heard of such a thing, or have a better idea of what I'm looking for? Designing live and 'on the fly' is all fun and good but understandably not the best habitat should I need to spend a bit of time modifying something.

Greg Moore
http://www.akashik.net

I guess you could always try putting it on a free server if all options fail, or splurge around $500 on an old 2nd-hand comp then install all the necessary modules on it to try it out...