Web Hosting Glossary

Disk Space: Amount of storage you are entitled to on the hosting company's server

Data Transfer: Amount of data that may be transferred from your server to site visitors each month

Mailboxes: Number of email addresses you can have @yourdomain.com.

Programming Languages: Different languages (like PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc.) that you can use to create content, scripts, and other features to add organization and interest to your website.

Databases: MySQL and PostgreSQL databases make it easier for you to update data in one place and apply those changes throughout your website.

Control Panel: A web interface that allows you to manage your account. You can manage your MySQL databases, FTP accounts, and more.

Domain Names: A domain name is your address on the internet.

FrontPage Extensions: FrontPage is a Microsoft HTML editor. FrontPage Extensions allow you to use web pages created in FrontPage on your website.

Webmail: The ability to access your domain email via the web.

Logs & Stats Tools: These tools will help you access log files and statistics on

Backups: Most web hosts create automatic backups of your data so that you can reconstruct your web site should anything happen to the company's servers. Some hosts may also give you additional access to data to create your own backups.

Multiple Domains: Some web hosting services may let you host your site on multiple domains, or internet addressers. This can bring additional traffic to your page if people type in both domains to reach your company website.

Subdomains: A subdivision of your domain that has a different name. For example, sales.mydomain.com would be a subdomain of www.mydomain.com.

SSL: Secure Sockets Layer, a system to encrypt data so that it can't be read by other parties, protects personal information like credit card numbers that may be provided in an online commercial transaction.