I am wondering - it is better to use distribution-provided LAMP stack or install it on my own?
I mean, is it ok just to use apt-get install apache2 (...)
or it is better to just download the software, unpack it in your own directory?
The definition of better - it is hard topic, after all. Those LAMP stack is to be placed as one of many services on the same machine, open to world by some reverse-proxy (nginx?). I may want to end up using two or three different instances of Apache2 (shall I?). I like to manageability of applications contained within simple directory. Puff, and they are gone. I also think I may easily just create new user and restrict it to one and only one directory.
On the other hand, as a newbie I have a feeling that packages managers prepared everything in more secure way, thought about many problems I probably can't even think of. It is also much easier to keep up to date with just one command.
My question is - is using distro-default packages the way to go in my case?