Glossary
- Alias
- A name that points to another name. Aliases are used to make the original name easier to remember or to protect the site's identity.
- Apache
- One of the world's most popular Web server programs, Apache was built by a group of open-source programmers and is often used because of its outstanding performance, strong security feathers and the fact that it is free.
- CGI, Common Gateway Interface
- CGI scripts are basically programs (software) that run on the server where the web pages of a website are stored. They do things that a simple document like a web page cannot. Common uses of CGI scripts include site searches, guestbooks and counters.
- FTP, File Transfer Protocol
- FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a method used to transfer a file from one computer to another across the Internet. It is often used by webmasters to publish their web pages on the Internet - they use FTP to transfer their web pages from their computer to their web server. The transfer of files is usually accomplished by a program called an FTP client.
- PHP, PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
- PHP is an open source (free), server-side, HTML embedded scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. In an HTML document, PHP script (similar syntax to that of Perl or C ) is enclosed within special PHP tags. Because PHP is embedded within tags, the author can jump between HTML and PHP (similar to ASP and Cold Fusion) instead of having to rely on heavy amounts of code to output HTML. And, because PHP is executed on the server, the client cannot view the PHP code. While PHP can do anything a CGI script can, its strength lies in its compatibility with many types of databases. Also, PHP can talk across networks using IMAP, SNMP, NNTP, POP3, or HTTP.
- WYSIWYG
- WYSIWYG (usually pronounced whizz-ee-wig) is an acronym for "What You See Is What You Get. Many HTML editors (like Dreamweaver and CoffeeCup) provide a WYSIWYG interface to build web pages, so users don't need to know HTML -- the HTML is written by the application in the background.
