LAMP (application stack)

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LAMP is an acronym that stands for for "Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python." Packaged together, they create an application stack that is both free to use and open source which functions as a general purpose web server.


Variations

Variations of LAMP packages (referred to as AMP packages) can differ based on the choice of operating system and other software

Acronym Operating system Web server Database manager Server programming
LAMP Linux Apache MySQL PHP,Perl, Python
LAPP Linux Apache PostgreSQL PHP,Perl, Python
MAMP Macintosh Apache MySQL PHP,Perl, Python
WAMP Microsoft Windows Apache MySQL PHP,Perl, Python
XAMP Cross-platform Apache MySQL PHP,Perl, Python
OAMP OpenBSD Apache MySQL PHP,Perl, Python
DAMP Darwin operating system Apache MySQL PHP,Perl, Python
SLAMPP Linux bootable from optical drive Apache MySQL PHP,Perl, Python