When you are looking for a new web host, you will find strange technical terms. For a beginner, web hosting language can be confusing and the definitions may sound overly technical.
Worry not, for we have curated a handy list of web hosting terms which can help you learn the language of the web. Use this glossary to help you find a new web host or get familiar with the current host.
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.htaccess<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 hypertext access is a configuration file that works along with Apache-based web servers Apache <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 a famous open-source domain web server is widely used on the internet. The open-source code lets users change the server to suit their needs. Bandwidth <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 also called data transfer, bandwidth is the amount of information that is transmitted over the internet in a specific time. It is measured in bytes. Cloud hosting<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 is a cluster of servers that store data virtually in a cloud. The cloud server owner can access the data from anywhere and at any time. Common Gateway Interface (CGI) <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 a program that enables HTML by communicating between servers and scripts. Cookie<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 helps the site identify users and curate customized web pages. It is a message sent from a web server to a browser and stored as a text file. It sent back to the server when the browser requests a page from the server. Disk space <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 the amount of space available for users to store website files on the host\u2019s server. Domain name system (DNS) <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 stores a database of domain names and their IP addresses, so that the search request can be routed to the server of the website when a user searches the domain. File transfer protocol<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a method used for exchanging files over the internet (uploading\/ downloading files to a server) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML (sound familiar?))<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 The majority of web pages on the internet, are written in this cross-platform language. The browsers interpret the codes and format it for the visitors. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 the primary protocol for transferring and receiving data on the web. It involves a browser connecting to a server and sending a request to get back appropriate data from the server. IP address<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 the internet protocol address is a distinct, numerical allotted to a web page or a computer. Example \u2013 147.65.45.31 Load time<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 the time a page takes to open in a browser window. Load times have to be the fastest! PHP<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 is an open-source scripting language. The commands are embedded in the HTML of a webpage and processed by a server. Root server<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 aka DNS root name server, has the necessary data and software for locating name servers containing authoritative data Secure Socket Layer (SSL)<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a protocol which provides encryption for transactions of highly sensitive data between browsers and servers. Websites can use SSL after obtaining an official certificate of authority. Server<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 unique networked computers which can handle client requests like web pages, data, file transfer and more. Shared hosting<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 is a system in which multiple websites and clients share a single server. Each account has specific limits on space and transferable data. Shared hosting is a basic and affordable hosting Static IP<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 an unchanging IP address allocated to a website by the hosting provider.
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