Glossary

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

.htaccess

the default name of Apache's directory-level configuration file.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/.htaccess


Cookie

a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie


DB / database

an organized collection of data.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database


extension

a PHP module that extends PHP with additional functionality.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/extension


host

any machine connected to a computer network, a node that has a hostname.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host


hostname

the unique name by which a network attached device is known on a network.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname


HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol is the primary method used to transfer or convey information on the World Wide Web.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperText_Transfer_Protocol


https

a HTTP-connection with additional security measures.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https:_URI_scheme


ISO
International Standards Organization

module

some sort of extension for the Apache Webserver.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/module


MySQL

a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL (Structured Query Language) Database Management System (DBMS).

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL


mysql

the MySQL client PHP extension.

Also see: http://php.net/mysql


PCRE

Perl Compatible Regular Expressions is the perl-compatible regular expression functions for PHP

Also see: http://php.net/pcre


PHP

short for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor", is an open-source, reflective programming language used mainly for developing server-side applications and dynamic web content, and more recently, a broader range of software applications.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP


port

a connection through which data is sent and received.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_(computing)


RFC

Request for Comments (RFC) documents are a series of memoranda encompassing new research, innovations, and methodologies applicable to Internet technologies.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments


Server

a computer system that provides services to other computing systems over a network.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)


socket

a form of inter-process communication.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket#Computer_sockets


SSL

Secure Sockets Layer is a cryptographic protocol which provides secure communication on the Internet.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer


SQL

Structured Query Language

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL


URL

Uniform Resource Locator is a sequence of characters, conforming to a standardized format, that is used for referring to resources, such as documents and images on the Internet, by their location.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL


Webserver

A computer (program) that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients and serving them Web pages.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webserver


ZIP

a popular data compression and archival format.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)


zlib

an open-source, cross- platform data compression library by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.

Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlib