Welcome to the first of many columns in which we’ll explore the various technologies in the LAMP family. For those who aren’t familiar with the acro-nym, LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl/Python/PHP — some of the Open Source world’s “best of breed” tools.
Welcome to the first of many columns in which we’ll explore the various technologies in the LAMP family. For those who aren’t familiar with the acro-nym, LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl/Python/PHP — some of the Open Source world’s “best of breed” tools.
In the coming months, we’ll consider topics as diverse as XML to HTML conversion, Apache performance tuning, user authentication, and using Zope (which is a Python-based Web application server) to build collaborative Web sites.
For right now, let’s jump right in and get the ball rolling with a look at how you can use some of these technologies to make your life (and maintaining your Web site) easier.
Are you still producing Web sites by editing plain old HTML files with a text editor? Have you ever had to write a script just so that you could update all the copyright statements on your site when the new year arrives? Wish you could easily handle form submissions without searching for some Perl CGI script? Or, maybe you’re just looking for a better way to build and maintain your Web site.
If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, then it’s time to get with the times and start using PHP, the world’s most popular server-side embedded scripting language. It’s probably already built into your copy of Apache.
Not familiar with PHP? No problem. It’s a fast and easy-to-use programming language. Check out our Scripting the Web with PHP article…
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