Regarding point #2: A better analogue would be "I'm trying to develop a basic wiki using MySQL and PHP, what are some of the basic steps I should be aware of?" And that is a perfectly valid, beginner question. Point #3: It's not "impossibly broad" this topic is routinely covered in whitepapers and even on forum posts ("what's the first things you do when prepping a public-facing server?") Also, in the context of this question, this person wasn't a "user", he was asking an admin question.

Thanks. But this isn't the only time I've seen this happen. When it happens to my question, it really makes this place seem cliquish and unwelcoming. I feel that voting to close for being too localized ought to be used more judiciously.