ONLamp: $lamp =~ /^Linux,s*Apache,s*MySQL,P(?:hp|ython|erl[56])$/ | Linux Today

ONLamp: $lamp =~ /^Linux,s*Apache,s*MySQL,P(?:hp|ython|erl[56])$/

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 31, 2006

“LAMP technologies traditionally include Linux, Apache, MySQL,
and, by happy coincidence, one of three ‘P’ languages: PHP, Python
or Perl. Of course, this is changing a bit. Many folks have long
preferred PostgreSQL over MySQL because prior to MySQL 4.1 (or 5,
depending upon your point of view), MySQL was pretty much a
sophisticated toy, but LAPP probably doesn’t sound as cool. Others
prefer Ruby to Python, PHP and Perl, but prior to Rails, many folks
assumed that switching to Ruby wouldn’t be a good career move.

“But the question that some folks wonder about is whether or not
Perl6 will take its place along the ‘P’ languages…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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