LAMP

Short for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP, an open-source Web development platform, also called a Web stack, that uses Linux as the operating system, Apache as the Web server, MySQL as the RDBMS and PHP as the object-oriented scripting language. Perl or Python is often substituted for PHP.

The key to the idea behind LAMP, a term originally coined by Michael Kunze in the German magazine c’t in 1998, is the use of these items together. Although not actually designed to work together, these open source software alternatives are readily and freely available as each of the components in the LAMP stack is an example of Free or Open Source Software (FOSS).

LAMP has become a de facto development standard. Today, the products that make up the LAMP stack are included by default in nearly all Linux distributions, and together they make a powerful web application platform.

BAMP

Short for BSD, Apache, MySQL, Perl/Python/PHP BAMP is an open source Web development platform that is a variation to the LAMP stack. BAMP uses BSD as the operating system, Apache as the Web server, MySQL as the RDBMS, and PHP as the object-oriented scripting language. Perl or Python may be substituted for PHP.

LAPP

Short for Linux, Apache, PostGreSQL, Perl LAPP is an open source Web development platform that is a variation to the LAMP stack. LAPP uses Linux as the operating system, Apache as the Web server, PostGreSQL as the RDBMS, and PHP as the object-oriented scripting language. Perl or Python may be substituted for PHP.

MAMP

Short for Macintosh, Apache, MySQL, Perl/Python/PHP MAMP is a variation to the LAMP stack. MAMP uses Macintosh as the operating system, Apache as the Web server, MySQL as the database server, and PHP as a module for the Web server. Perl or Python may be substituted for PHP.

Web stack

The term used to refer to software stacks in Web development environments. The stack of software, mainly comprised of open source software, will contain an operating system, Web server, database server, and programming language. One of the most most well-known web stacks is LAMP.