LAMP is the most widely used web hosting "stack" on the internet, the platform offered by most Internet Service Providers. LAMP is an acronym that stands for Linux + Apache (webserver) + MySQL (SQL database) + PHP (scripting language).

LAMP is noteworthy for the fact that it is comprised of open source software, and is therefore extremely cost effective. Moreover, it is the choice of "Web 2.0" start-ups as it is fast, flexible, extremely stable, and renowned for its scalability. Drupal is one of the excellent web application frameworks that is most often run on LAMP hosting infrastructure.