Skipping past all this 32,64 bit junk I think that captainmerton you are worrying way to much about which version of linux you are going to install. It really does not matter. Ubuntu is the easiest to work with for a new linux user. They will all run php in basically the same way.

The reason your php is running differently on the server then on your laptop is because the server is still on php 4.x (hints the no try catch) and your laptop is probably on 5.x. Big difference there.

If you chose to dual boot make sure to always install the windows os first starting oldest first. So if you were to dual boot windows xp, vista, ubuntu and centos. Install them in the order of xp, vista, cent, ubuntu. This way you get the newest grub when you are done. Make sure to back everything up because you may lose it all in the process. I have done triple and quadrupal boots on my laptop but there really is no reason to. 1 linux 1 windows is all you should ever need.

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