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LEMP stack

Linux + Nginx + MySQL + PHP

Technologies in this stack

Nginx MySQL PHP

LAMP with Nginx in place of Apache for the HTTP layer. Nginx's event-loop architecture serves more concurrent connections per CPU core, which made LEMP the upgrade path for high-traffic LAMP sites in the early 2010s.

156 sites built with the LEMP stack

SiteCompositeLast audit
techcrunch.com772026-04-04
uproxx.com762026-04-22
prospect.org762026-04-22
cityam.com762026-04-22
hackaday.com762026-04-21
capgemini.com762026-04-21
globalnews.ca762026-04-21
usc.edu762026-04-21
whyy.org752026-04-22
sheknows.com752026-04-22
pytorch.org752026-04-22
grist.org752026-04-22
pagesix.com752026-04-22
nybooks.com752026-04-22
electrek.co752026-04-21
gamblingtherapy.org752026-04-21
malwarebytes.com752026-04-21
sleepfoundation.org752026-04-21
computerworld.com752026-04-21
foursquare.com752026-04-21
wustl.edu752026-04-21
illinois.edu752026-04-21
yieldmo.com752026-04-16
wp.com752026-04-16
nasa.gov752026-04-16
9to5mac.com752026-04-15
artnews.com742026-04-22
spacenews.com742026-04-22
robbreport.com742026-04-22
exlibrisgroup.com742026-04-22
rollcall.com742026-04-22
contently.com742026-04-22
christianitytoday.com742026-04-22
pcisecuritystandards.org742026-04-22
icims.com742026-04-22
digiday.com742026-04-22
ua.edu742026-04-22
texastribune.org742026-04-22
indiewire.com742026-04-21
kriesi.at742026-04-21

Frequently asked

What is the LEMP stack stack?

LAMP with Nginx in place of Apache for the HTTP layer. Nginx's event-loop architecture serves more concurrent connections per CPU core, which made LEMP the upgrade path for high-traffic LAMP sites in the early 2010s.

How many sites use the LEMP stack stack?

BeaverCheck has detected 156 public sites using the LEMP stack stack across all components together.

What technologies are in the LEMP stack stack?

The LEMP stack stack requires all of: nginx + mysql + php.

What does the LEMP stack stack do?

Linux + Nginx + MySQL + PHP

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