LAMP Overview
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LAMP-based Server Technologies
Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl
Linux hosting revolves around what is referred to as LAMP-based server technologies. LAMP is an acronym for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl. The web server is Apache, the database engine is MySQL, and PHP/Perl are scripting languages with which most of the powerful web apps are written. Powerful LAMP-based systems are at the heart of virtually all Internet domains. Our host operating system here runs Slackware Linux x86_64 on an AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.6 GHz, 8GB RAM, and 500GB disk storage over a residential (6M x 1M) DSL broadband pipe. Don't let that discourage you -- a much more modest system can be implemented. Also, we utilize Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection (from within a Microsoft Windows virtual machine) for the majority of the web design grunt work. Please bear in mind that we are not about website design, per se, but specialize in the installation, setup, configuration and administration of Internet domain self-hosting servers on a Linux host.
Each user can be assigned a Unix user account with shell access. Among the many possibilities, one feature allows each user account to maintain a public website accessed via the URL format: http://yourdomain.com/~username and which resides in the user's ~/public_html directory. This means that everyone in your group can have their own public website in addition to the main site of the organization. To the left are a few public examples that you're welcome to browse through.
For those uncomfortable with building their own LAMP systems, we might consider building it for you. However, this is not a full-time business but rather a limited hobby where we only have time to build a handful of systems per year, or about one every 60 days. There is a waiting list and we offer no maintenance services due to time restrictions. Prices start at $2500 for a basic system, excluding hardware which you are welcome to supply or we can build. Unfortunately, we cannot work onsite. Email if interested.
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