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Hi i have a linux box and my custom HTTP server. I want to know how many connections per second are made to the server without writing any code. Is there some comamndon linux which can give me the connections per second made to the linux box.

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I’ve been getting into web development these past few months, w/ html, php, mysql, javascript so far. I’d like to start developing on a linux system though, as I’ve currently only had experience doing it on windows. Any recommendations for a good distro geared toward development/servers?
Thanks!
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