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LAMP = the Devil? … according to Cliff

June 7, 2006 by in Geeky,Tech with 5 Comments

Introducing a new “Geeky” category where we will focus on the nuts and blots of a specific technology. We will analyze it, poke it with a stick, and give your our most in-depth coverage we can muster. This section will not be for the faint of heart, but all are always welcomed.

Personally, I use some flavor of LAMP (Linux.Apache.mySQL.PHP/Perl/Python) fairly heavily everyday.. literally. I have found it a very powerful, stable, cost affective, scalable, and reliable means of getting things done. Everything from CRON jobs to simple number crunching and data management.

This guy seems to think otherwise however.

I can’t speak for everyone, or for that matter, anyone but myself, but I’m good at doing that so here goes.

I’m quite opposed to using MySQL and PHP, and I’m none too fond of Apache. Anyone who knows me or happens into a conversation with me about development quickly learns of my distaste for these particular projects. To be fair, Apache is the least problematic of the three and if there were no alternatives, I’d use it without a lot of complaint.

Many everyday websites and services you use are based on 1 or more of these technologies (most commonly mySQL+Apache).

I’m kinda biased on this situation but I wanted to see what other people had to say?

read the entire rant


  • Sasha

    I’m completely for LAMP. I couldn’t live without the four. PHP especially – I mean, who could?

  • http://smurfturf.net/ xSmurf

    I’m totally for LAMP also. Who wants to pay hundreds of bucks to M$ to get a less than decent server solution? PHP Rocks my world. I use it everyday to make websites, but also to make myself local scripts. The negative only thing I can say about it is that you can’t make “fast running” apps (try while(1) in php) or precompile your aps (yes yes… I know of php chachers). As for Apache, yeah it does piss me off at times, but the more I work with it the more I like it.

    One thing I have to admit is that I’m more of a UAMP user… NetBSD rocks my socks!

  • tarsier

    Why even post this? Who cares if somebody doesn’t like MySQL or PHP? I work on PHP powered sites all day long at work and it is great. PHP doesn’t force you into a coding style. It makes you choose your own fate. Some may choose a 5 minute script or some may spend time planning out classes using patterns. Sure you can mix code with presentation, but you can also close your finger in your car door in the morning too. Some of us just know better. =)

    If you want to speed up your script look at APC opcode caching, Memcached, or even Cache_Lite. It can be plenty fast if you set things up and use profilers like Xdebug. :)

  • http://www.mgroves.com boohiss

    YEAH screw M$! Down with the man!!

    I don’t think the question was “do you think M$ sucks”, the question was, “do you like LAMP.” Also, you fail for using a dollar sign as an S. I dismiss your opinion as nothing but a useless fanboy opinion. Try sounding like an adult next time.

    Personally, I love desk. I love lamp. I LOVE LAMP.

    I think he has some valid complaints, but I will continue to use *both* LAMP and Windows/IIS/SQL-Server/ASP(.NET). Why should I be forced to choose between the two? They both have strengths and weaknesses, and being proficient in both makes you a more attractive programmer.

  • http://www.progoth.com Steven

    Despite mysql making great strides in the past years, I’ll always regard it as vastly inferior to postgres, and never choose to use it.

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