Hosting Glossary - Hosting Term Explained

Analog

Analog is an open source server log analyzer used on many operating systems. Its basic function is to report the usage patterns on your web server. Analog is ultra-fast, scalable and highly configurable. Euro Host offers Analog to our customers who choose cPanel as their control panel of choice. http://www.analog.cx/

Apache

Apache, currently the most popular web server on the net, is a public-domain open source program used by web servers to handle web requests and serve up web resources. It is a full-featured server with many powerful add-ones freely available. Apache runs on the Unix/Linux platform and supports the PERL and PHP languages which Euro Host also runs on and supports. http://httpd.apache.org/

AWStats

AWStats is an open source, log file parser and analyzer, suitable for analyzing web server, streaming server, mail server and ftp server log files. All possible information contained in your log is displayed in a graphical manner. It is written in PERL and works either from the command line or as a CGI script. Euro Host offers AWStats to our customers who choose cPanel as their control panel of choice. http://www.awstats.org/

Bandwidth

Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transmitted in a time period over a communications channel, often expressed in kilobits per second. For example, each time a web page, image, video, etc. is loaded, bandwidth is generated. All of Euro Host's hosting packages come equipped with more then enough bandwidth to keep your system running at full capacity.

Blogging

Blogging is a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links. A blog is often a mixture of what is happening in a person's life and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid diary/guide site, although there are as many unique types of blogs as there are people. Euro Host offers a variety of blogging tools with your control panel on all hosting packages such as b2evolution (cPanel ), WordPress (cPanel ), Nucleus (cPanel), pMachine Free (cPanel) and plog ().

CGI (Common Gateway Interface)

CGI is the most common way for web servers to interact dynamically with users. It works by passing data from a server to a CGI program, designed to receive and return data. CGI is a popular interface used to create server-based web applications with languages such as Perl or C.

Cgi-bin

Cgi-bin is the directory on a web server where CGI scripts are stored. Websites must have a cgi-bin in order to run CGI programs.

Clam AV

Clam AntiVirus is an open source anti-virus toolkit for Unix. The main purpose of this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner, and a tool for automatic updating via internet. Euro Host offers Clam AV to our customers who choose cPanel as their control panel of choice. http://www.clamav.net/

cPanel

cPanel is a popular website management tool which runs on most widely used Linux distributions. The software is designed for the end users of your system and provides those users with full control of their own system. Euro Host offers cPanel to our customers on all our hosting packages. http://www.cpanel.net/

cPanel's Fantastico

Fantastico is an advanced script installer included on all cPanel control panels. Fantastico allows you to install a number of web scripts to make your website easier to maintain and more interesting for its visitors. Euro Host offers Fantastico to our customers who choose cPanel as their control panel of choice. For a full list of installable scripts please click here: http://www.eurohost.com/services/cpanel-fantastico.html

cPanel's RVSkin

Rvskin is a multi-language, multi-theme advanced skin management software for cPanel server. It is the best choice to differentiate your hosting services and is updated on a regular basis with new features and languages. Rvskin allows you brand your cPanel skin in just 5 or 10 minutes which is extremely helpful to resellers. Euro Host offers Rvskin to our customers who choose cPanel as their control panel of choice. http://www.rvskin.com/

Cron

Cron is a Unix program used to schedule jobs to be executed automatically at a specific date/time. An example of these jobs might be system tasks, nightly security checks, website analysis reports, and backups.

CubeCart

CubeCart is an Ecommerce script written with PHP and MySQL. CubeCart uses a template system with such features as plug & play payment gateways and shipping methods, inventory stock control and integrated help and support. Euro Host offers CubeCart to our customers who choose cPanel as their control panel of choice. http://www.cubecart.com/

Disk Space

Disk Space is the amount of storage space given to a web site. The more disk space you have the more pictures, HTML files, videos, programs and email you will be able to store on our server. All of Euro Host's hosting packages come equipped with more then enough disk space to keep your system running at full capacity.

Domain name

Domain name is the unique name that identifies an internet site. It must be different than all other domain names, workgroup names, and computer names on the network and have two or more parts separated by dots. An example of a Domain name is EuroHost.com

DNS (Domain Name System)

Domain Name System is the system that translates internet domain names into IP numbers. It provides a physical location (IP address) for each hostname, and lists the mail exchange servers accepting e-mail for each domain.

Domain Name Server

Domain Name Server is a program running on a server which automatically translates domain names (http://www.eurohost.com/) into their correct TCP/IP addresses (74.55.233.102). Whenever you request a web page the web browser must consult the domain name server to find out what the numeric translation of the URL is. This is necessary because computers only understand the numeric IP address, whereas we humans prefer to use meaningful and more memorable text.

E-commerce

E-commerce is business that is conducted over the internet using different types of applications. It includes consumers using the internet to purchase goods and services online; as well as businesses selling and communicating with other businesses through the internet. This is usually done with a 'shopping cart' on the page, and the buyer can purchase with their credit card. Euro Host offers a variety of Ecommerce programs with your control panel on all hosting packages.

Email Aliases

An Email Alias is an address that forwards all email it receives to another email account. Email aliases are often used to create replacements for long or difficult-to-remember email addresses. They can also be used to create generic email addresses such as This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Euro Host provides our customers with unlimited email aliases on all hosting packages.

Email Forwarding

Email Forwarding is a service that automatically forwards your email to an existing email account. This is extremely helpful if you have more then one email account. With email forwarding you send and receive email in the same way that you always have while looking far more professional. Euro Host provides our customers with unlimited email forwarding on all hosting packages.

Frontpage

FrontPage is a Microsoft software program which is used to design web pages. FrontPage Extensions are a series of scripts which provide the server side implementation needed for all versions of Microsoft FrontPage and will allow you to publish your site directly from the FrontPage application. Euro Host offers FrontPage/FrontPage Extensions pre-bundled with either cPanel or  control panel. http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx

FTP (file transfer protocol)

FTP is the language used to transfer files over the internet. It is a way to download a file from a server using the internet or to upload a file to a server. Anonymous FTP is an option for customers because it does not require users to identify themselves with a password or log-in.

Full Root Access

Full Root Access is the ability to access the server with root (superuser) permissions, giving you full control to manage server configuration, install custom applications and the power to support virtually anything. Daily server backups and remote access for restart and reboots are all possible through Full Root Access. Euro Host provides Full Root Access to our customers who choose to sign up for any of our VPS packages.

Guestbook

A guestbook is a logging system which allows visitors to your web site to provide you with their contact information. The information on a guest book can be used to send email or direct marketing pieces and also learn the demographics of those visiting your web site. Euro Host offers a variety of guestbook programs with your control panel on all hosting packages such as ViPER (cPanel) and phpbook ().

Java

Java is a scripting language which enables web designers to add dynamic, interactive elements to a web site through special programs called applets. Common Java applets used on web pages include animation, calculators and real-time updating of information. Java is also designed for writing programs that can be safely downloaded to your computer through the internet and immediately run without fear of viruses or other harm to your computer or files.

MySQL

MySQL is an open source and most popular relational database management system that uses Structured Query Language (SQL), the most popular language for adding, accessing, and processing data in a database. MySQL is extremely fast, reliable and can be tailored to your specific needs. Euro Host offers MySQL pre-bundled with either cPanel or  control panel. http://www.mysql.com/

osCommerce

osCommerce is a powerful Ecommerce and full-featured online store-management software program which uses the Apache web server, PHP language and MySQL database. osCommerce features an online shopping cart functionality that allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain their online stores with minimum effort and with no costs, license fees, or limitations involved. Euro Host offers osCommerce to our customers on both cPanel and  control panels. http://www.oscommerce.com/

PERL

PERL is a programming language designed for processing text and because of this aspect, one of the most popular languages for writing CGI scripts. Perl scripts are not embedded within HTML pages and do not download to the web browser but reside on the server. It is widely used to write web server programs for such tasks as automatically updating user accounts and newsgroup postings, processing removal requests, synchronizing databases and generating reports. Euro Host offers PERL pre-bundled with either cPanel or  control panel. http://www.perl.com/

PHP

PHP is an open source server-side, HTML embedded scripting language used to create dynamic web pages and interact with databases. Because PHP is executed on the server, the viewer cannot see the code. PHP is basically used for developing web based software applications. Euro Host offers PHP pre-bundled with either cPanel or  control panel. http://www.php.net/

PHPBB

PHPBB is a popular free and open source forum system using the PHP scripting language and supporting a variety of database management systems including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Microsoft Access and, with modification, Oracle. Euro Host offers PHPBB to our customers on both Cpanel and  control panels. http://www.phpbb.com/

PhpMyAdmin

PhpMyAdmin is an open source, powerful web-based interface for administering MySQL databases. It is written in the PHP scripting language and makes it easy to create database driven sites with almost no knowledge of SQL code. Euro Host offers PhpMyAdmin pre-bundled with either cPanel or  control panel. http://www.phpmyadmin.net

Picture Gallery

Picture gallery is a display of pictures in one given area. Pictures are used on web sites to make them more visually appealing to visitors and also for displaying your personal collection. Euro Host offers a variety of picture gallery programs with your control panel on all hosting packages such as Coppermine Photo Gallery (cPanel ), Gallery (cPanel ) and 4images Gallery (cPanel).

POP3/IMAP

POP3 is the method of delivering email from the mail server to the client machine. IMAP is used for accessing email on a remote server from a local client. IMAP and POP3 are the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for email retrieval.

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is an open source software object relational database management system that allows you to store and retrieve data according to various parameters given in a query. PostgreSQL is an alternative to MySQL. Euro Host offers PostgreSQL pre-bundled with either cPanel or  control panel. http://www.postgresql.org/

Python

Python is an interactive programming language often compared to PERL or Java. It combines remarkable power with very clear syntax and has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and dynamic typing. Euro Host offers Python pre-bundled with either cPanel or  control panel. http://www.python.org/

Shared Hosting

Shared Hosting is a hosting option whereby several client websites are housed on and share the resources of a web server. Euro Host offers four powerful Shared Hosting packages to choose from.

Sitebuilder

Sitebuilder is a website builder application designed for quickly creating and editing attractive websites and can be easily integrated into any business process. Euro Host offers a variety of Sitebuilder tools with your control panel on all hosting packages such as Soholaunch Pro Edition (cPanel) and Templates Express (cPanel).

SMTP

SMTP is a method for sending email messages between servers. Most email systems that send mail over the Internet use SMTP to send messages from one server to another; the messages can then be retrieved with an email client using either POP or IMAP.

Spam Assassin

SpamAssassin is a computer program used for email spam filtering based on content-matching rules, which also supports DNS-based, checksum-based and statistical filtering, supported by external programs and online databases. Spam Assassin is known as one of the most effective spam filters, especially when used in combination with spam databases. Euro Host offers Spam Assassin to our customers on both cPanel and  control panels.

SSI

SSI is commands that can be embedded in web pages that are processed by the web server when a user requests a file. The most common usage of SSI is the inclusion of common menus, headers and footer elements for a page. Euro Host offers SSI pre-bundled with either cPanel or  control panel.

SSL

SSL is a commonly used protocol for managing the security of message transmissions in a network. SSL works by using a private key to encrypt important data, such as credit card numbers, that's transferred over the SSL connection.

Subdomain

A subdomain is a subdivision of a larger domain. Usually the subdomain is a descriptive name placed before the main domain. For example, "support.Euro Host.com" is a subdomain of "Euro Host.com." All of Euro Host's hosting packages come with unlimited subdomains.

Webalizer

The Webalizer is a GPL application that generates web pages of analysis, from access and usage logs. It is one of the most commonly used web server administration tools today. Euro Host offers Webalizer to our customers on both cPanel and  control panels. http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/

Web Calendar

WebCalendar is a PHP-based calendar application that can be configured as a single-user calendar, a multi-user calendar for groups of users, or as an event calendar viewable by visitors. Euro Host offers WebCalendar to our customers on both Cpanel and  control panels. http://www.k5n.us/webcalendar.php

Web Mail

Web mail is a method for accessing email using a web browser. With web mail, email is stored on the web instead of your IPS, at sites such as Yahoo.

Web Server

Web server is a computer that stores web pages and delivers them on request to the web browsers of client computers.

Zen Cart

Zen Cart is a user-friendly Ecommerce open source shopping cart system which uses PHP and MySQL databases. Zen Cart is designed for online merchants, shoppers and web designers and includes built in Search Engine Optimization tools and promotions. Zen Cart is easy to set up, easy to customize and makes navigation simple. Euro Host offers Zen Cart to our customers who choose cPanel as their control panel of choice. http://www.zen-cart.com/
 

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