LEMP Stack (High Performance)
Architecture Diagram
%% Autogenerated lemp-stack
graph TD
classDef standard fill:#1e293b,stroke:#38bdf8,stroke-width:1px,color:#e5e7eb;
classDef c-actor fill:#1e293b,stroke:#e5e7eb,stroke-width:1px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,color:#e5e7eb;
classDef c-compute fill:#422006,stroke:#fb923c,stroke-width:1px,color:#fed7aa;
classDef c-database fill:#064e3b,stroke:#34d399,stroke-width:1px,color:#d1fae5;
classDef c-network fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
classDef c-storage fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
classDef c-security fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
classDef c-gateway fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
classDef c-container fill:#422006,stroke:#facc15,stroke-width:1px,color:#fef9c3;
subgraph server ["Web Server (Single Node)"]
direction TB
vm("<b>Virtual Machine</b><br/><i>compute</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)</span>")
class vm c-compute
nginx(("<b>Nginx</b><br/><i>network</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Reverse Proxy & Static</span>"))
class nginx c-network
fpm("<b>PHP-FPM</b><br/><i>container</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>FastCGI Process Manager</span>")
class fpm c-compute
app("<b>Application Code</b><br/><i>container</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Laravel / Symfony</span>")
class app c-compute
db[("<b>MySQL / MariaDB</b><br/><i>database</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Relational Database</span>")]
class db c-database
redis[("<b>Redis</b><br/><i>database</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Object Cache (Optional)</span>")]
class redis c-database
end
%% Orphans
users(("<b>Web Visitors</b><br/><i>actor</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Public Traffic</span>"))
class users c-actor
%% Edges
users -.-> nginx
nginx -.-> fpm
fpm -.-> app
app -.-> db
app -.-> redis
LEMP Stack (High Performance)
Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP. High concurrency alternative to LAMP.
Architecture Diagram
Description
The LEMP stack swaps Apache for Nginx, providing better performance under high concurrency and lower memory usage for static asset serving.
PHP is executed via PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager), which allows for better process management and separation of concerns compared to Apache’s mod_php.
Tech Stack
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| App | PHP-FPM |
| Web | Nginx |
| Db | MySQL / MariaDB |
| Os | Linux |