Uniform Server
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The Uniform Server is a free open source
WAMP
package for Microsoft Windows
, comprising a pre-configured setup of complementary open source web server tools, the Apache HTTP Server
, the MySQL
database engine, and scripting languages PHP
and Perl
. It is released under the BSD license
.
It can be activated without any installation, is self-contained, and the package itself is under 70MB
. For these reasons, it is commonly used to test web applications on Windows, and can also be set up on removable media for a portable web server. Because it is also designed for security, it is also usable for actual websites.
The Uniform Server was first developed by Taras Slobodskyy for his clients and was later released as a free and open source project. It is now maintained by Mike Gleaves (a.k.a. "Ric").
All versions of The Uniform Server are compatible with Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
WAMP
LAMP (software bundle)
LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, referring to the first letters of Linux , Apache HTTP Server, MySQL and PHP , principal components to build a viable general purpose web server.The GNU project is advocating people to use the term "GLAMP" since what is known as...
package for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, comprising a pre-configured setup of complementary open source web server tools, the Apache HTTP Server
Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million website milestone...
, the MySQL
MySQL
MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
database engine, and scripting languages PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
and Perl
Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall in 1987 as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and become widely popular...
. It is released under the BSD license
BSD licenses
BSD licenses are a family of permissive free software licenses. The original license was used for the Berkeley Software Distribution , a Unix-like operating system after which it is named....
.
It can be activated without any installation, is self-contained, and the package itself is under 70MB
Mebibyte
The mebibyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The binary prefix mebi means 220, therefore 1 mebibyte is . The unit symbol for the mebibyte is MiB. The unit was established by the International Electrotechnical Commission in 2000 and has been accepted for use by all major...
. For these reasons, it is commonly used to test web applications on Windows, and can also be set up on removable media for a portable web server. Because it is also designed for security, it is also usable for actual websites.
The Uniform Server was first developed by Taras Slobodskyy for his clients and was later released as a free and open source project. It is now maintained by Mike Gleaves (a.k.a. "Ric").
All versions of The Uniform Server are compatible with Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.
Based On Uniform Server
See also
- Comparison of WAMPsComparison of WAMPsA variety of packages enable WAMP to be downloaded on a Windows-based computer. Some of them are compared in the table below....
- LAMP (software bundle)LAMP (software bundle)LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, referring to the first letters of Linux , Apache HTTP Server, MySQL and PHP , principal components to build a viable general purpose web server.The GNU project is advocating people to use the term "GLAMP" since what is known as...
- Standalone serverStandalone serverA Standalone server is a type of server that is not part of a larger network infrastructure such as an Active Directory domain. In a general sense, a standalone server provides services to clients without relying on any external resources, including authentication...
- List of portable software
- List of AMP packages
- Apache HTTP ServerApache HTTP ServerThe Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million website milestone...
- MySQLMySQLMySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
- PHPPHPPHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
- PerlPerlPerl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall in 1987 as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and become widely popular...