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LAMP Stack Cloud Hosting

Quick, Simple, and Scalable LAMP Stack Cloud Hosting

Why Should I Choose LAMP Stack Cloud Hosting or a LAMP Stack Dedicated Server?

Customers looking for LAMP Stack cloud hosting and a LAMP Stack dedicated server will be glad to hear that Steadfast Networks offers both completely free of charge. What is LAMP? It’s an acronym used to describe a combination of four free, open source programs that, when used together, form the principal components just about anyone needs to create a general purpose web server. LAMP is comprised of Linux (the operating system), Apache (the HTTP server), MySQL (software for the database), and PHP/Perl/Python (programming language for creating dynamic web pages). Linux doesn’t have a monopoly on LAMP, though; similar stacks exist for OpenBSD (OAMP), iSeries (iAMP), Solaris (SAMP), Mac (MAMP), and Windows (WAMP).

The goal when designing these individual pieces of software wasn’t that they could one day be used together in this way, but all shared a similar tool set and development philosophy, which made them a natural fit for each other. It also doesn’t hurt that all four programs come bundled with most modern Linux distributions, are free, and can be easily adapted to fit many situations because of their open-source nature. The best part of LAMP technology, though, is how easy it is to use when you consider how powerful the components are, and how amazingly well each program fits with the next.

Apache, for example, is great for building a simple, static web server, but you can’t do anything dynamic or interactive in your pages without a separate programming language. This is where PHP, Perl, or Python come in. All of them allow you to include forms in your page, which gives your users the ability to email you from the site, among other things. With a server and programming language, you’ve got a lot of flexibility in what kind of site you can create. In theory, you could make an Amazon-like store, but as your business grew, you wouldn’t have any way to keep track of inventory or sales, and your customer couldn’t see their past orders.

You can see where this is going, right? MySQL adds that database functionality you need, and with all of these components working together, you can do just about anything. WordPress is a well-known example of a LAMP-based site, and a good idea of what you can create.





How Can I Add LAMP Stack Cloud Hosting?

Cloud Platform customers can add LAMP at no extra charge via JumpBox. Simply choose Ubuntu as your operating system, then choose JumpBox LAMP.

How Do I Get a LAMP Stack Dedicated Server?

Simple – ask for it! If you would like a LAMP Stack dedicated server, just let the representative know when you are placing your order or in the comments field of the order form. It’s completely free and couldn’t be easier.

System Requirements for LAMP Stack

LAMP requirements are fairly standard. For the JumpBox version, you must be using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and have 236 MB of space available, as well as a GB of system RAM and a 1 GHz CPU.

LAMP Stack Documentation, Tips, and Tricks

Because the LAMP Stack consists of four individual pieces of software bundled together, documentation exists for each part of the stack on its own page.

However, the Ubuntu website includes documentation on how to install LAMP on their product, and lamphowto.com is an excellent resource on all things LAMP.