LAMP is an acronym of one of the most popular software bundles to deliver web-based solutions. LAMP stands for

• Linux - an Operating System Environment
• Apache - a web server
• MySQL - a database management system
• PHP - a development scripting language

All the components used in the LAMP solutions stack are open source, that means the acquisition cost is very low. Also LAMP-based solutions are easily scalable and adaptable.

Example of LAMP-based Applications

Currently many web applications on the internet are based on the LAMP stack or use some components within the stacks. The most notable ones are

• Google - popular search engine and online platform that uses MySQL for the data storage and python scripting language
• Facebook - is an online social networking with over 60 million users uses LAMP stack
• Flickr - is an online photography social networking with over 2 billion images uses LAMP stack

There are a lot more online applications and platforms that use LAMP solutions.