Control Panel
A Control panel in web hosting refers to the interface provided by the hosting company for the maintenance and monitoring of the hosted website.
Database Driven
Classical hypertext navigation occurs among 'static' (unchanging) documents, and, for web users, this experience is reproduced using static web pages. However, web navigation can also provide an 'interactive experience' that is termed 'dynamic' (the content can change). Content (text, images, form fields, etc.) on a web page can change, in response to different contexts or conditions. Using server-side scripting to change the supplied page source between pages, adjusting the sequence or reload of the web pages or web content supplied to the browser. Server responses may be determined by such conditions as data in a posted HTML form, the passage of time, database contents or server state.
Domain Names
A plain English name that identifies a computer or computers on the Internet that host web pages. These names appear as a component of a Web site's URL, e.g. www.webenchilada.com
Flash
Adobe Flash (previously called Macromedia Flash) is a multimedia platform originally acquired by Macromedia and currently developed and distributed by Adobe Systems. Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages; Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, and various web page components, to integrate video into web pages.
Hosting
A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center.
HTML
HTML, stands for HyperText Markup Language and is the predominant markup language for Web pages. It provides a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document by denoting certain text as links, headings, paragraphs, lists, and so on, and to supplement that text with interactive forms, embedded images, and other objects. HTML can include embedded scripting language code (such as JavaScript) which can affect the behavior of Web browsers and other HTML processors.
JavaScript
JavaScript is a scripting language used to enable programmatic access to objects within other applications, in this case web pages. It is primarily used in the form of client-side (the code is interpreted in the User's browser as opposed to a server-side language, such as PHP which is run on the server) JavaScript for the development of dynamic websites.
PHP
PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. It generally runs on a web server, taking PHP code as its input and creating web pages as output. It can be deployed on most web servers and on almost every operating system and platform. PHP is a necessary component of Database-driven websites.
Web Pages
A web page or webpage is a document containing information that is suitable for the World Wide Web and can be accessed through a web browser. This information is usually in HTML or XHTML format, and may provide navigation to other web pages via hypertext links.
Website
A website (or 'web site') is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are hosted on one web server, usually accessible via the Internet.
