FWAP

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FWAP is an acronym for the combination Microsoft Windows, Apache, Firebird and one or more of Perl, PHP and Python. It is modelled after the more well-known FLAP, referring to the all-open source/free software approach which uses Linux instead of Windows.

Each element of the WAMP acronym provides an essential layer of functionality:

• Microsoft Windows is the operating system;
• Apache is the web server;
• Firebird is the DBMS (database management system [or, database server]);
• PHP is an object-oriented web scripting language;
• Perl is a powerful, general-purpose, object-oriented scripting language;
• Python is yet another powerful, general-purpose, object-oriented scripting language.

Although the acronym FWIP has been floated and occasionally used for a system with Microsoft's IIS as the web server, most IIS setups use the included ASP for scripting and Microsoft's Access or SQL Server for the database, as the open-source Firebird and PHP tend to be more often used with the open-source Apache.

An equivalent with PostgreSQL instead of Firebird exists and it is called WAPP An equivalent with MS-SQL Server instead of Firebird is called WAMSP. An equivalent with MySQL Server instead of Firebird is called WAMP.

See also

• FLAP
• List of WAMPs
• LAMP
• LAPP
• WAPP
• WIMP (software bundle)

External links

• FWAP beginners guide Firebird + PHP +Apache on windows, an install step by step tutorial by Ibphoenix.com
• FWAP intro Firebird + PHP on windows, a quick tutorial by Lorenzo Alberton
• Php online manual Firebird reference for it's own php extension