This article explains how to request LAMP hosting for coursework and how to access the coursework’s folder.

Overview of LAMP

LAMP is an acronym and stands for the following elements used to provide the service:

• Linux (RHEL8), the operating system
• Apache, the web server
• MySQL, the database server
• PHP, the programming language

All four of these technologies are open source. Developers use LAMP stacks to create, host, and maintain web content.

Lecturers and students can request LAMP web hosting for coursework. 

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Requesting hosting space

To request hosting space, please raise a ticket with ServiceLine.   

Please remember to provide either of the following:

• the course that requires everyone to have a hosted site
  or
• a list of usernames

A quota’d web space will be created for each user. 

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Running LAMP

LAMP websites are intended for coursework. They will only be managed and visible internally through:

• The university network
• The university’s Virtual Private Network (VPN)

University’s LAMP specifications

• RHEL8 platform
• Apache httpd v2.4.37
• PHP 8.0
• MySQL 8.0.36

Uploading coursework content

Enabled users can upload their content to:

• Windows users: \\student-lamp.soton.ac.uk\<username>
• Apple macOS / Linux: smb://student-lamp.soton.ac.uk/<username>

Sites can be viewed at the following address: 

• http://student-lamp.soton.ac.uk/~<username>/

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LAMP upgrades and archiving

Each summer the platform will be upgraded. All sites will be:

• Taken offline 
• Archived
• Retained for 1 year

Sites can be kept online at request. The owner will need to manage them and to ensure compatibility with the upgraded platform. 

If you need to keep your site online for longer, please raise a ticket with ServiceLine. Before raising your request, please remember that the content owner will have to ensure that their code is compatible with the summer upgrades.

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