A-Z of Web-Site Hosting
Welcome to the section, the "A-Z of website hosting" where we will try to explain every small aspect of web site hosting for those new to it.
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Apache
The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. Read More ›
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Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transfered from your website (server) over the network to the world (Client). Read More ›
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Centos
CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users. Typical CentOS users are organisations and individuals that do not need strong commercial support. Read More ›
CGI
Common Gateway Interface. A standard for interfacing web servers with an executable script. A CGI program is usually written in a language like Perland. Read More ›
cPanel
Cpanel is a GUI (Graphic User Interface) web based control panel that simplifys the process
of administrating your web server.
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Data Centre
A datacenter is a secure facility that is used to house web servers. Usually a datacentre will hold many hundreds of servers from many different companys. Read More ›
DNS
Domain Name System (or Service or Server). DNS is the Internet technology that ties Internet domain names into corresponding IP addresses. Read More ›
Domains
Domains or domain name are an easy-to-remember name that is translated by Domain Name Servers into a server's IP address. eg: wwww.mydomain.com into 91.186.75.31. Read More ›
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The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. Read More ›
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Failover
In a failover system, when one server develops a fault, its place is automatically taken up by another machine with identical content to ensure that the site continues to remain on-line. Read More ›
Fantastico
Fantastico DeLuxe is the leading auto-installer for servers running CPanel web hosting software. It allows users the ability to quickly install web applications. Read More ›
FTP
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and is most often used to transfer data from a computer to a web server over the Internet. Read More ›
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Google Inc. is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online mapping, office productivity, social networking, and video sharing services. Read More ›
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HTTP/S
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. Read More ›
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IP
The Internet Protocol (IP) is a protocol used for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite, also referred to as TCP/IP. Read More ›
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Java
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems'. Read More ›
Javascript
JavaScript is a scripting language used to enable programmatic access to objects within other applications. Read More ›
Joomla
Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites. Read More ›
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Linux
Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Read More ›
Litespeed
iteSpeed Web Server is the leading high-performance, high-scalability web server. It is completely Apache interchangeable. Read More ›
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MSN
MSN (The Microsoft Network) is a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft. Read More ›
MySQL
MySQL is the world's most popular open source database software, with its superior speed, reliability, and ease of use, MySQL has become the preferred choice for Web companies. Read More ›
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Paypal
PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The service allows members to send money without sharing financial information. Read More ›
Perl
Perl is a high-level programming language with an eclectic heritage written by Larry Wall and a cast of thousands.
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php
PHP is a widely-used general-purpose, free and efficient scripting language that is especially well suited for web development.
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POP3
POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol, a protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. Read More ›
Public_HTML
public_html is the default directories that will include files to be shared over the web, which can be loaded up in any web browser. Read More ›
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R1Soft Backups
R1Soft backups are a CDP system. CDP stands for Continuous Data Protection which is the technology we use for our internal backups. Read More ›
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework that's optimised for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity.
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SMTP
SMTP or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is a protocol for sending e-mail messages between servers. Read More ›
SSL
SSL is short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. Read More ›
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Wide World Web (www)
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web browser, one can view Web pages. Read More ›
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XHTML
The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. Read More ›
XML
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple, very flexible text format derived from SGML (ISO 8879). Read More ›
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Yahoo
Like many other aspects of the digital age, Yahoo! began as an idea, grew into a hobby and ended up as a full-time passion and business. Read More ›
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