Glossary
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- .htaccess
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the default name of Apache's directory-level configuration file.
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/.htaccess
- Cookie
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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.
- DB / database
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an organized collection of data.
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database
- extension
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a PHP module that extends PHP with additional functionality.
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/extension
- host
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any machine connected to a computer network, a node that has a hostname.
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host
- hostname
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the unique name by which a network attached device is known on a network.
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname
- HTTP
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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
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a
HTTP
-connection with additional security measures.
- ISO
- International Standards Organization
- module
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some sort of extension for the Apache Webserver.
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/module
- MySQL
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a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL (Structured Query Language) Database Management System (DBMS).
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL
- mysql
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the MySQL client PHP extension.
Also see: http://php.net/mysql
- PCRE
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Perl Compatible Regular Expressions is the perl-compatible regular expression functions for PHP
Also see: http://php.net/pcre
- PHP
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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
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a connection through which data is sent and received.
- RFC
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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
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a computer system that provides services to other computing systems over a network.
- socket
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a form of inter-process communication.
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket#Computer_sockets
- SSL
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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
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Structured Query Language
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL
- URL
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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
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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
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a popular data compression and archival format.
- zlib
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an open-source, cross- platform data compression library by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.
Also see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlib