Project-Based LAMP Training Starts at Informatics

Posted on 01.10.09 5:14 PM under Corporate News, Courses

Informatics is providing Linux programmer-wannabes with the fastest and most effective way of training- doing real world web application projects! The complete course, aptly named Open Source Web Developer, consists of five modules, each focusing on specific web technologies.

Fast track learning of HTML, XHTML, and CSS is taught in module one. Then JavaScript’s application to web is covered in module two. And as most web applications make use of database servers, practical database concepts using MySQL are covered intensively in module three. Having already learned programming on the client side with JavaScript, the student then moves on to doing server side programming using one of the hottest scripting language today – PHP. And finally, the student learns to set up his website on a web server hosted on a Linux platform. Basic configuration and set up of the Apache web server is learned in the fifth and final module.

The course differs greatly from its counterpart offerings in other schools on one significant point – certification of training will require the student’s development and presentation of a real-world web application project, which he or she has actually developed on his or her own. On top of this project development, the student will be required to pass an online examination that will test his or her understanding of the techonologies as taught in the course modules.

What is LAMP?

LAMP stands for Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP. LAMP is a collection of Open Source applications that have been used together as the framework in building and running a website.

The software applications in the LAMP stack may be freely downloaded from the Internet.

Why is LAMP popular?

In an article posted on royal.pingdom.com, it is mentioned that nine out of the ten largest websites – Flickr, YouTube, PlentyOfFish, Digg, TypePad, LiveJournal, Friendster, MySpace, Wikipedia.- uses the LAMP stack in running their websites.

Quick Overview

  • OS: Linux 7 – Windows 2
  • Web server: Apache 7 – IIS 2 – Lighttpd 2
  • Scripting: PHP 4 – Perl 4 – ASP.NET 2 – Python 1 – Java 1
  • Database: MySQL 7 – SQL Server 1 (possibly 2)

LAMP has been a popular choice in web development because of its flexibility (open source applications continually evolve) and because these tools are free. The fact that high traffic enterprise websites, like the ones mentioned earlier, use the LAMP stack as their backbone would only attest to the popularity and reliability of using LAMP.

So with LAMP being the No.1 platform for web development, what does it hold then for the budding web developers? Let us see.

What is the average salary for a LAMP Web Developer?

United States USD 62,200 or Php 2,976,000.00 (USD 1: Php 48) Source
United Kingdom GBP 34,818 or Php 2,489,487.00 (GBP 1: Php 71.50) Source
Philippines PHP 487,917 (Web Development) Source

Informatics is now offering LAMP training in all its branches nationwide.

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