BAPP and BAMP are

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s to describe sets of

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programs commonly used together to run dynamic

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s or servers. This set is a solution stack, and an open source web platform. ''BAPP'' refers to: * BSD, family of

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s; * Apache, the

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; * PostgreSQL, the

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(or database server); * Perl, PHP, Python, and/or Primate ( mod mono), scripting/programming languages. ''BAMP'' refers to: * BSD, family of

s; * Apache, the

; * MySQL, the

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infrastructure #Define a

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of developing software #Define a software distribution package

Underlying BSD family of operating systems

As an

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s with the longest uptime (uptime on some operating systems such as some versions of

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cannot be determined remotely), making it a top choice among ISPs and hosting providers. A long uptime also indicates that no kernel updates have been deemed necessary, as installing a new kernel requires a reboot and resets the uptime counter of the system.

Solution stack

Though the originators of these open source programs did not design them all to work specifically with each other, the combination has become popular because of its low acquisition cost and because of the ubiquity of its components (which come bundled with most current BSD distributions particularly as deployed by ISPs). When used in combination they represent a solution stack of technologies that support application servers. Other such stacks include unified application development environments such as

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's WebObjects,

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architecture.

Interface

The scripting component of the BAPP stack has its origins in the CGI web interfaces that became popular in the early 1990s. This technology allows the user of a

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to execute a program on the web server, and to thereby receive dynamic as well as static content. Programmers used scripting languages with these programs because of their ability to manipulate text streams easily and efficiently, even when they originate from disparate sources. For this reason system designers often referred to such scripting systems as glue languages.

Variants

Other variants of the term include: *''Instead of BSD:'' **LAPP, using

. **MAPP, using

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**WAPP, using

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. *''Instead of PostgreSQL:'' **BAMP, using

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. **FBAP, using Firebird. **BAIP, using Informix. **BAPS, using servlets. *Others or Some Combination of the Above **BAPPS, with the S for SSL. **BCHS, with for C, OpenBSD httpd, and SQLite. ** LAMP, using

, Apache and

. ** WAMP, using

, Apache and

. **WIPP, for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS, PostgreSQL, and PHP. **WISP, for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, and PHP. **WISA, for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, and ASP.NET. **MARS, for MySQL, Apache,

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, and Solaris **FWIP, for Firebird, Windows, IIS, and PHP. **FWAP, for Firebird, Windows, Apache, and PHP.

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