oh yeah, open source is the king of content.
sometimes you just can't beat it for the price and functality.
and I use Fantastico to offer hosting clients a easy way to install the (hopefully) latest versions of the hottest software applications for php and mysql.
now, let's compare just for example MySQL with Oracle.
Mysql Is Free
Oracle is Paid
how much is the benefit of paid to free here, I have worked with oracle and personally have gone back to MySQL mostly because of cost versus stability.
Yes, Stablity, Oracle is Excellent for corporate software which you don't want unwanted executions from hackers who know the coding as to Mysql which is free and you can get the source and teach yourself loop holes and when visiting sites that run mysql try shoofing and sql injections.
I have never encourted problems with hackers and oracle, however mysql, mmm get's hacked right much.
and php is hacker central!, I use it thoe. php is mostly unsecure because of 1 of 2 reasons.
1. The Server setup
2. Your Coding
now this is just exsperience talking here, try it yourself and post.