LAMP

LAMP is a suite of free software which is widely used to create and run dynamic web sites. LAMP is an acronym which breaks down as follows:

• L. Linux - the operating system
• A. Apache - the web server
• M. MySQL - the database server
• P. PHP (or Perl or Python) - the programming language

Together the components of LAMP create a platform suitable for creating dynamic web sites with minimum software expenses.