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Explanations

If you know what these are and how it all works please just click on the button below and that will take you straight to the Hosting page.

For those of you for whom it may be the first time there are some simple explanations below - you can get more detailed information by doing Internet searches for the term.

 

Disk Space The amount of room you have to store your work
Data Transfer per month Bandwidth - each time you connect or someone else does to your site you use some of this
Domains hosted The name by which your site is known
Parked Domains You may have bought a name but not using it - it remains with us - parked
Sub Domains If your domain is www.fred.com then you can set up a sub domain that would then be www.betty.fred.com
MySQL Databases The database that is used to store your information
Free Templates Designs to help you set your site up
Shopping Cart As the name suggests a shop for your site
Pre-installed CGI scripts Scripts already on our server which can be installed automatically
phpMySQL Admin The way to administer the databases stored
PHP4 A programming language
Perl ModPerl A programming language
Cron Jobs The ability to run regular routines ie back up once a week or however often you wish
cgi bin The place you store your scripts
.htaccess allowed The file that helps you control who gets to see what in your directories - for advanced users only !
SSI - Server Side includes Commands that can be included in web pages that are processed by the web server when a user requests a file
Custom error pages A more personalised way of apologising to viewers that your site isnt quite working the way it should
Front Page extensions Essential for those of you using Front Page
Graphical Web statistics Pretty views of all thats going on with your visitors etc
Hot Link Protection This allows you to block people linking to your site and using your bandwidth by linking to images for example
Index Manager The Index Manager enables you to control how directories on your web site are displayed
IP Deny Manager All web addresses have a unique number identification called an IP address. With this you can block any that you do not wish to have access
Web File Manager Control what is on your part of the server via a web browser
Free SSL setup (NOT the cost of certificate itself) You will need a secure site should you wish to be serious about buying and selling - a way for your customers to know you can be trusted
SMTP Server A server that can be used for mailing lists for example
IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol. A mail server type.
POP3 mailboxes Set up a mailbox so you can get them from any PC
Autoresponders Set a message for when you are away and people will get a message back letting them know
Email redirects Divert email to another address
Email blocking Stops the emails being delivered
FREE Spam Assassin Helps to block mails you did not ask for
Mailing Lists Set up lists so you can mail many at one time
Web Mail You can access your mail via web browser
Catch all email accounts Directs all mail with non specific addresses for example back to sender!
FTP Accounts Allowing you to upload and download your files in different names and to different folders

 

 

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