The LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP) is a bundle of open-source technologies for building websites and web applications. Each component of LAMP Stack is free, and you can install it for both development and production environments.

Commands Used:
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install apache2
sudo systemctl is-enabled apache2
sudo systemctl status apache2
sudo ufw allow 'Apache Full'
sudo ufw status
sudo apt install mariadb-server
sudo systemctl is-enabled mariadb
sudo systemctl status mariadb
sudo mariadb-secure-installation
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-json php-intl php-bcmath php-opcache php-apcu php-mbstring php-fileinfo php-xml php-soap php-tokenizer php-zip
sudo nano /etc/php/8.3/apache2/php.ini
sudo systemctl restart apache2
echo "?php phpinfo(); ?" /var/www/html/info.php
mkdir -p /var/www/mysite/public_html
echo "Welcome to mysite.com" /var/www/mysite/public_html/index.html
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/mysite
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite.conf

VirtualHost *:80

ServerAdmin admin@mysite.com

ServerName mysite.com
ServerAlias www.mysite.com

DocumentRoot /var/www/mysite/public_html

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mysite-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mysite-access.log combined

/VirtualHost

sudo a2ensite mysite.conf
sudo apachectl configtest
sudo systemctl restart apache2

I have read plenty of comparison articles between the two main players when it comes to web hosting.

I host a small website for the video game servers I host.

I have used Nginx on Ubuntu (familiarity over RedHat/CentOS) for years and have become familiar with its configurations. The lack of (comprehendible) documentation and scarcity of developer support for Nginx is my single complaint.

I don't plan on switching myself, but I am wondering:

Which do you use and why?
Which is easier to configure and setup security settings? (on a Linux system)
Do large corporations use either of these (or both)?
The biggest companies have proprietary software of course (GWS, AWS, etc.)
Does one offer specific functionality over the other?
e.g: Apache is good for hosting web forums, nginx is better for hosting photos... (fake examples of course).
Does one work better in specific hardware environments?
e.g: Certain CPU/RAM/SSD/HDD types | OS
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Finally, when it comes to hosting a small web server and web panel to control servers that are publicly facing - which is best? (I host AMP if you care)

I look forward to this discussion - I am glad I found this subreddit! I've been stuck alone with stack overflow answers from 8 years ago!