Web Applications
What is a web-based application?
Web-based applications are any application that uses a website as the interface or front-end. Users can easily access the application from any type of computer and mobile phone connected to the Internet using a standard browser.
Web-based applications are:
- Easier to develop
- More useful for your users
- Easier to install, maintain and keep secure
- Easier to grow as you grow
- Compatible with Laptop, Desktop, Mobile Phone
Web applications Technologies
What is PHP ?
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language geared towards web development. Originally created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994. The PHP reference implementation is now produced by The PHP Group. Source : Wikipedia.org.
PHP is used by 78.2% of all websites with a known server-side programming language. So almost 8 out of every 10 websites that you visit on the Internet are using PHP in some way. Source : According to W3Techs’ data.
What is MySQL ?
MySQL is a relational database management system based on SQL – Structured Query Language. The application is used for a wide range of purposes, including data warehousing, e-commerce, and logging applications.
What is Apache ?
The Apache HTTP Server, colloquially called Apache, is a free and open-source cross-platform web server software, released under the terms of Apache License 2.0. Source : Wikipedia.org
What is Linux ?
Linux is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and, historically, the main developer of the Linux kernel, used by Linux distributions and other operating systems such as Android.