- WAMP
:"For a comparison of different WAMP packages, see
comparison of WAMPs ."WAMPs are packages of independently-created programs installed on computers that use a
Microsoft Windows operating system. The interaction of these programs enablesdynamic web page s to be served over acomputer network , such as theinternet or aprivate network ."WAMP" is an acronym formed from the initials of the operating system (Windows) and the package's principal components: Apache,
MySQL andPHP (orPerl or Python). Apache is aweb server , which allows people with web browsers likeInternet Explorer or Firefox to connect to a computer and see information there as web pages. MySQL is a database manager (that is, it keeps track of data in a highly organized way). PHP is a scripting language which can manipulate information held in a database and generate web pages afresh each time an element of content is requested from a browser. Other programs may also be included in a package, such asphpMyAdmin which provides a graphical interface for the MySQL database manager, or the alternative scripting languages Python or Perl.Equivalents on other platforms
The equivalent installation on a
Linux operating system is known as LAMP.The equivalent installation on a Mac operating system is known as
MAMP .The equivalent installation on a
Solaris operating system is known asSAMP .Licensing and costs of WAMP/LAMP
Apart from the Windows operating system itself, the components of WAMP/LAMP are available as free/
open source software. This means that a dynamically-generated web site can be set up without major software purchase or update subscription costs. Manyweb hosting service s take advantage of this by offering pre-installed WAMP/LAMP components among their options.Licenses for the various WAMP packages range from
freeware todonationware as well as commercial.Installing WAMP
Generally, only a user with administrator privileges can install a WAMP package. This means that these packages cannot be installed to a hosted service but only to a computer to which the user has complete access.
ee also
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Solution stack
*Comparison of WAMPs
*Apache HTTP server
*MySQL
*PHP
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