The technology stack that Voices.com used to build and maintain its web application is known as LAMP which stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (or Perl or Python). Used together, they represent the most popular and most powerful form of web servers and website hosting.
Linux
The benefits of running on LAMP are monumental. Response time, stability, and uptime all increase tenfold on a Linux server, such as Fedora Core 9, CentOS 5 or RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Taking user operator error out of the picture, a Linux server could run for a year or more without the need for a reboot, update, or upgrade. More uptime percentage for you, less downtime for clients and potential customers on your website. Whatever you throw at Linux, it can handle.
Apache
Apache HTTP provides lightening quick request handling and a slew of features. Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996. Apache is also designed to work with a wide range of languages by directly incorporating the language interpreter into the Apache environment.
MySQL Database
MySQL Database server is extremely popular, powerful and free used on massive websites like Google, Yahoo!, Digg, Slashdot, YouTube, Wordpress, and most Web 2.0 applications. Being open source grants the additional benefit of a large user community dedicated to making it even better as well as patching any security exploits. Speed, reliability, and response time are key here which is why MySQL is the database of choice for Voices.com.
PHP
PHP, or the official name of Hypertext Preprocessor is a widely used, general-purpose scripting language that was originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web. The combination of Linux, Apache and an optimized MySQL database significantly speeds up the execution of dynamic components for languages like PHP, Perl, and Python, thus making the website faster than on other systems.
To visit the Voices.com web application, go to http://www.voices.com on any computer.
