Why LEMP instead of LNMP?

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lempstack Staff asked 10 years ago

Why is called a LEMP stack rather than a LNMP stack?

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lempstack Staff answered 6 years ago

The E in LEMP comes from the pronunciation of Nginx: Engine-X (en-juhn-ecks). The importance is the sound of the first letter rather than its written representation. Besides, LEMP is actually pronounceable and doesn’t sound like you’re just reciting letters of the alphabet.