When web developers talk about a "LAMP" stack, they are referring to a commonly used platform for web applications. The acronym usually refers to a Linux-based operating system, the Apache web server, the MySQL database server, and the PHP programing language. It is common to substitute other programing languages like Python, Perl, and even Ruby for PHP, but PHP is often a crucial part of the stack.
The LAMP stack provides a stable and common platform that many popular web applications are built upon, including WordPress, Drupal, phpBB, Moodle, Laconica, and countless others.
These guides provide quick and straightforward instructions your server from a fresh install with a root prompt (see Getting Started for prerequisite steps) to a fully functional LAMP stack. If you're new to server administration or unmanaged hosting and need a simple and functional web server, these guides will assist you in building a good foundation for web applications.
The procedure for deploying a LAMP stack varies slightly from one distribution of Linux to another, though in general the procedure is remarkably similar. Choose the appropriate guide for your distribution.
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