linux web server on Damm Small Linux

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DSL is debian based so you can add the Debian or Ubuntu repos, and then then just do the normal stuff.

sudo apt-get update <--- added="" after="" repos="" span="" the="">
sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-server
sudo apt-get install php5 


You can add the extensions that you need.

 sounds like "Lamppix" and "Lamppix Mini" is very appropriate for your purposes :

Lamppix is a Linux Live CD based on Knoppix and Damn Small Linux. It includes Apache, MySQL, > PostgreSQL,PHP, Perl. That means, it includes XAMPP plus PostgreSQL.

Everything is pre-configured, so you can simply insert the CD, reboot and enjoy a running webserver.

You can include your own PHP scripts and they'll run right off the CD. You can even include complete Content Management Systems (CMS) like Typo3 or Mambo to work with them.