At Portals by Spiderz, we build portals using the best free and open-source technologies on the Linux platform. Traditional LAMP—Linux, Apache, MariaDB*, and PHP, bundled with Bootstrap, a free and open-source UI framework.
To your users, this means a seamless experience in their work, tasks, and staying free of performance issues. LAMP powers most of the web. It's robust, well-tested, stable, and absolutely free—no special licensing, agreements, or scaling costs. You pick a deployment provider like AWS or Azure, and you're online. That's considerable savings compared to building on technologies like ASP.NET or Java.
Every app begins with a User Interface (UI). Building one from scratch requires design decisions and expertise, which can wreak havoc on budgets. We build faster using Bootstrap and love it. It simplifies form, structure, and color decisions. It's a great building block for portals, providing all the pre-built, functional components we need. It's also free, easy to deploy, and delivers stunning styling, icons, and code.
Your portal is fully responsive—runs flawlessly on desktop, tablet, or smartphone—thanks to Bootstrap. This ensures users have a consistent and efficient experience, no matter the device. With Bootstrap's powerful grid system and pre-styled components, we can quickly adapt your portal to different screen sizes and resolutions, enhancing user satisfaction and engagement across all platforms.
Every app requires a database. We design and build your database using MariaDB (or MySQL), carefully studying your app's entities and their relationships. This involves deciding how many entities are involved, their nature, any special treatment required, and the right data to store. Databases store everything from app variables and user authentication data to day-to-day information, running your app smoothly.
The UI communicates with the database using PHP. PHP is one of the oldest, most robust, and widely used programming languages. It's used on hundreds of millions, if not billions, of web pages and runs popular apps like Facebook and Wikipedia. PHP code is easy to write, maintain, and deploy. It's the bridge connecting your site's front-end to its back-end, taking data input via the UI (built in Bootstrap) and delivering it safely to the database. This site also runs on PHP, making it the easiest go-to web programming language.
* We happily use MySQL in place of MariaDB as needed.
Bootstrap jQuery
We leverage Bootstrap and related libraries like jQuery to create responsive, user-friendly interfaces. These tools allow us to design modern, interactive web pages that work seamlessly across all devices and browsers.
PHP
Our server-side operations are powered by PHP. This robust scripting language enables us to build dynamic, scalable web applications. PHP handles everything from processing user input to managing sessions and generating dynamic content.
MariaDB MySQL
We use MariaDB and MySQL to manage and store your data efficiently. These databases provide reliable, high-performance storage solutions that ensure your data is always available and secure. They also support complex queries and transactions, making data handling seamless.
Visual Studio Code GIT GitHub
For coding, we rely on Visual Studio Code, which offers a powerful and flexible environment for development. We use Git for version control to track changes and collaborate effectively, and GitHub as our platform for code hosting, review, and management. This setup ensures a streamlined development process with efficient collaboration and version management.
LAMP CloudLinux cPanel
We deploy our applications on a LAMP stack, ensuring a reliable and efficient server environment. Using cPanel, we manage our servers with ease, allowing for smooth deployment and maintenance. Enhanced with CloudLinux, our hosting environment offers improved stability and security, optimizing performance and resource allocation.
