Screaming Penguin - Source Does Matter

The Apache Toolbox looks like some very interesting stuff. This is the first time I have seen the acronym LAMP (Linux, Apache, MtySQL, PerlPythonPHP) but I use it the components daily. This is an interesting concept, and while I normally like to compile a specific rev of Apache with exactly what I need for the job, having a "toolbox" does have several advantages. Namely speed and convenience (and help for those that dont want to compile, it even comes in an RPM.)

Some of the components include:

• Apache - our favourite web server


• SSL - Secure Sockets Layer for secure web server interactions


• PHP, mod_perl, and mod_fastcgi - for speedy scripting language support


• MySQL - the ubiquitous lightning fast database server


• OpenLDAP, mod_auth_ldap, mod_auth_radius, mod_auth_pop3, mod_auth_sys and mod_accessref - various means of authentication and authorisation


• WebDAV and mod_layout - for simple, yet powerful Web design functionality


• mod_dynvhost, mod_throttle, mod_gzip, and mod_bandwidth - for efficient hosting and server control


• And more! Apache Toolbox is customisable and has support (it's just a shell script after all) for anything else you'd care to plug in.

Again, this is very intriguing stuff, check the Oreilly article via the link and download it for a firsthand look.
  The Apache Toolbox with "out of the box LAMP": Oreilly