There are different types of websites using LAMP Stack Ubuntu, such as blogs, e-commerce, back offices, and general websites that present a company or a service.
LAMP Stack Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Open source stack has powered flexible, reliable web development across all our projects
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
LAMP Stack Ubuntu gives both reliability and flexibility to web developers. Lots of my websites, and also websites in my company, are using LAMP Stack Ubuntu to work on the servers. It's very impactful in my company because we use this technology extensively.
What needs improvement?
For how long have I used the solution?
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
How are customer service and support?
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
How was the initial setup?
What was our ROI?
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
What other advice do I have?
Bundled web stack has simplified secure website deployment and has reduced setup time
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for LAMP Stack Ubuntu is to deploy web services and websites. A specific example of a project I have deployed using LAMP Stack Ubuntu is a WordPress website with basic HTML and PHP, which we host in the environment using Apache.
What is most valuable?
We are using LAMP Stack Ubuntu because it is a complete bundle of packages that consists of PHP, MySQL, and Linux Apache, so we do not need to install components manually.
The best features LAMP Stack Ubuntu offers are easy installation, stability, security, and being open source, so we do not need to worry about licensing costs.
The stability and security of LAMP Stack Ubuntu help my work because when required to install a website, we do not need to worry about installing each component individually. We get LAMP Stack Ubuntu already configured and can deploy our website easily.
LAMP Stack Ubuntu has positively impacted my organization by eliminating concerns about stability, security, and package management. It is easy to install packages and very scalable without the licensing costs that come with enterprise versions. Additionally, it has a built-in community providing extensive support.
What needs improvement?
LAMP Stack Ubuntu could be improved because it is very dependent on PHP. If we are working with other applications like Node, there are limitations as we need to deploy only PHP-specific applications.
Package support is good; we can use commands to install packages, but it is very PHP-centric, making the whole stack specific to PHP. We cannot use other languages like Python or Ruby to deploy our application over LAMP Stack Ubuntu.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current field for around 8.5 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
LAMP Stack Ubuntu is stable in my experience.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
LAMP Stack Ubuntu's scalability is good. We can simply set up enterprise applications, and it includes tools like mod_cache and reverse proxies to improve performance.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for LAMP Stack Ubuntu is very supportive due to its popularity and community support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, we used PHP MyAdmin and other components individually, as well as NGINX to host the application.
We decided to switch from NGINX and individual components to LAMP Stack Ubuntu because LAMP Stack Ubuntu is a bundle of packages that contains Linux, Apache, PHP, and MySQL. We do not need to set up the database separately; we get the whole bundle, which relieves us from managing each individual component.
How was the initial setup?
Since I started using LAMP Stack Ubuntu, considerable time is saved, as we do not need to worry about installing components one by one. We simply get a package, and setting up any package can be done with a simple command inside Ubuntu using the apt package manager, making it flexible with different frameworks like WordPress, Laravel, and other PHP-supported applications.
I purchased LAMP Stack Ubuntu through the AWS Marketplace.
What about the implementation team?
LAMP Stack Ubuntu is deployed in the AWS cloud provider.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment because considerable time is saved. We do not need to worry about setting up each component individually, and we also do not need to worry about security patches, as it is easy to install packages.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing when I started with LAMP Stack Ubuntu was very reasonable. We do not need to worry about licensing costs since it is open source, and there are long-term Ubuntu security updates, making it easy to install packages directly from the apt package manager with basic Ubuntu commands.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing LAMP Stack Ubuntu, I did not evaluate other options, as it is a very popular tool in the community, so we switched to it.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others looking into using LAMP Stack Ubuntu is to directly pursue it, as we do not need to worry about licensing costs, and it has a very good amount of community support with easily installable packages using the apt package manager. Additionally, we can scale it with tools like mod_cache and load balancers, and it is widely supported by multiple providers. I would rate this product 9 out of 10.