Understanding LAMP Checklist
The following list indicates information from this chapter that you should understand. As you read this book, be sure to check out this section in each chapter and make sure you have a firm grasp of the elements within the list. Future chapters will build upon the techniques and/or information listed at the end of each chapter.
● Describe the four LAMP technologies and how they work together as a system.
● Understand the terms open source and GNU General Public License.
● Know the major reasons for choosing LAMP over another solution.
● Understand LAMP’s huge impact on web development.
Although these points are not directly related to installing and configuring Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, they provide a basic understanding that you can build upon to become a professional web developer for today’s marketplace. Make sure you comprehend the philosophies and hard work put into these technologies that make this combination so great.
In the next chapter, we’ll talk about the different Linux distributions, hardware requirements, obtaining Linux, and most important, we’ll show you how to install Fedora Linux as your base operating system.
Who Else Is Using LAMP?
The question of “Who is using LAMP?” is often asked. Because of the size of the Internet and the number of servers out there, we do not have the ability to give you a full report; however, here’s a list of some of the more popular sites using LAMP:
LinuxForum.com A free Linux support website.
ApacheFreaks.com A free Apache web server support website.
MySQLFreaks.com A free MySQL database manager support website.
PHPFreaks.com A free PHP support website.
Winamp.com The Nullsoft Winamp site is built around PHP.
DevShed.com The open source development site Developer Shed is completely PHP driven.
MP3.com The single largest MP3 Web-based server is built using PHP.
SpeedTV.com SPEED TV, the television station owned by Fox, has been completely developed in PHP with a few Flash/ColdFusion elements thrown in.
Yahoo.com Even though Yahoo does not show the .php extension on their files, it has been confirmed by many sources that they are using it. Here’s our source: public.yahoo.com/~radwin/talks/yahoo-phpcon2002.htm
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Nearly 70 percent of the websites you visit are using Linux as their operating system, and MySQL AB and Zend Technologies report that “over 10 million Web-based applications have been built using MySQL and PHP through low-cost open source software stacks such as LAMP” (see www.mysql.com/press/release_2004_05.html). This number continues to grow as Linux and other open source projects gain momentum within the industry. Every passing year adds more credibility, more features, and more support to the LAMP solution.
If you’re curious to see how many domains are using PHP, you can check the Usage Stats for PHP at www.php.net/usage.php. At the time of this writing, according to SecuritySpace (www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/index.html), the current usage is about 4.6 million domain names that are PHP enabled.
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