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LAMP Stack Components

In this tutorial, we will learn the steps involved to set up LAMP stack components. Though the originators of these open-source programs did not design them all to work specifically with each other, the combination has become popular because of its low acquisition cost and because of the ubiquity of its components.

More and more companies are using LAMP as an alternative to expensive proprietary software stacks because of its lower cost and freedom from platform lock-in.

LAMP Stack

LAMP Stack stands for:

Linux – Operating System
Apache – Web Server
MySQL – Relational Database Management System
PHP/Perl/Python – Programming Language

Links to install the LAMP stack components are as follows:

Linux

We can install Linux operating system on physical machines or VMs using the .iso files. There are many distributions of Linux. Choose the one based on your needs.

Some popular Linux distributions:

https://www.testingdocs.com/popular-linux-distributions/

Boot-able Drive

Making boot-able USB pen drive with Linux install files. With a bootable USB Pendrive we can install Linux operating system on physical machines like PCs, Laptops, etc.

https://www.testingdocs.com/create-ubuntu-bootable-usb-pendrive-on-windows/

Create Linux VM

Steps to create Linux VM using VMWare Workstation:

https://www.testingdocs.com/create-virtual-machine-using-vmware-workstation/

Install Ubuntu on a physical machine

https://www.testingdocs.com/install-ubuntu-desktop-on-laptop-or-pc/

Apache Web Server

Apache is the most popular open-source web server. This technology allows the user of a web browser to execute a program on the web server, and thereby receive static as well as dynamic content.

https://www.testingdocs.com/install-apache-http-server-on-ubuntu-linux/

MySQL Database

MySQL the world’s most popular open-source database, it is also the database component in the LAMP stack which has become the preferred stack for a new generation of web applications.

https://www.testingdocs.com/install-mysql-server-on-linux/