| Information |
| » FAQ |
| » Glossary |
| » Contact |
| » Links |
|
|||
|
|||
|
Glossary of
Terms
What
Is It? A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
| Access logs for seeing who visits your site |
|
Access logs record data about who visits your site. The logs include information such as the referrer, IP address, and type of browser. You can specify the number of days logs are kept before they are deleted. Offered in Basic,Professional, Corporate. |
| Add-ons |
| ALIEN Web Host offers interactive features like guestbook, counters, and stock quotes, which are simple to add to your web site. Offered in all packages - Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Backups and restores |
| A snapshot is a record of your web site at a particular point in time. Snapshots are taken of your web site when required. You have the option of restoring files from any of these snapshots. Snapshots can be kept for days before being recycled. Offered in Basic,Professional, Corporate. |
| Data transfer (bandwidth) |
| Whenever a visitor comes to your site, data is sent from our web servers to your visitor's computer. This data can be composed of web pages, images, movies, sound files, programs, compressed files, or anything else on your site that can be viewed or downloaded by visitors. All this requested data added together equals your total data transfer. The more visitors you have, the higher data transfer limit you'll need. You can always buy additional data transfer as your site grows. Offered in all packages - Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Default delivery |
| Allows you to collect mis-addressed messages (e.g., wrongname@your-name.com) and have them delivered to a specific email account like you@your-name.com. Offered in Basic,Professional, Corporate. |
| Disk space for storing files |
| Your web site consists of text, graphics, sound, or video files that occupy disk space on a server. If you already have this data on your computer, check the combined size of those files to help you select a hosting package with enough or more disk space. You can always buy additional disk space as your site grows. Offered in all packages - Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Domain name |
| A domain name is also called a web address. Like a memorable street address, it can help people find you online. You can register your own name, your company's name, key words to describe your business, or even a short phrase - whatever will make your web address easy to remember for your friends or customers. Once your domain is registered, you can build a public web site at your own web address (e.g., www.my-domain.com) and create a personalized email address (e.g., me@my-domain.com). Offered in all packages - Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Email accounts |
| Create multiple email accounts for yourself, friends and associates with your own domain name, such as you@your-name.com, business@your-name.com, and family@your-name.com.Basic and Professional and Corporate include Default Delivery. |
| Email forwards |
| Email forwards enable you to have email messages redirected to a specific email account. For example, you can set up the email account sales@your-name.com to forward all messages to your account you@your-name.com. These forwards can be added or deleted at any time. Offered in all packages -Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Email storage |
| When you receive email, the messages occupy disk space on a server. The more email you get, the more storage space you need. ALIEN Web Host packages offer different amounts of email storage space. Packages that include multiple email accounts give you an amount of storage for each account. Offered in all packages -Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Error pages |
|
You can create personalized error pages to end visitor confusion and direct people to new pages. A "404 not found" page is displayed when a visitor tries to view a page that doesn't exist or has been moved. Instead of a generic "page not found" message, you can tell visitors where an old page has moved and how to find the new content. A "401 authorization required" page is only displayed if you have set up a password-protected area for your site and a visitor enters the wrong login information. A custom error message can help visitors enter the correct login information. Offered in all packages -Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| FrontPage® |
| Microsoft® FrontPage®, is a software program for creating and managing web pages. You can work exclusively in the familiar Office® interface without having to program, or take direct control of your htm code. FrontPage exentions supports collaborative web authoring and more. All ALIEN Web Hosts packages support FrontPage extentions® -Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| FTP for putting files on the server |
| FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP is a convenient, easy way to send multiple or large files across the Internet. It is a very useful tool for building and editing your web site. Use FTP client to access your ALIEN Web Hosts web site and load new pages and images. Offered in all packages -Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Gigabyte |
| A byte is the smallest unit of
data measurement in computers. The following conversions give
you an idea of how big a gigabyte is: 1000 Bytes (B) = 1 Kilobyte (KB) 1000 Kilobytes (KB) = 1 Megabyte (MB) 1000 Megabytes (MB) = 1 Gigabyte (GB)data transfer. |
| Megabyte |
| A byte is the smallest unit of
data measurement in computers. The following conversions give
you an idea of how big a megabyte is: 1000 Bytes (B) = 1 Kilobyte (KB) 1000 Kilobytes (KB) = 1 Megabyte (MB) 1000 Megabytes (MB) = 1 Gigabyte (GB) ALIEN Web Host uses megabytes to measure disk space. |
| Online Help site |
| ALIEN Web Host features an extensive online Help area where you can read instructions for getting started and see answers to frequently asked questions. Offered in all packages -Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| One-time setup fee |
| ALIEN Web Host packages does not require a one-time fee to set up your account as it is FREE. |
| Password-protected user accounts |
| Password protection allows you to control who can view your site or various areas within it. For instance, you may want to create a special area for photos or other information that you want only your family to see. You can place all these photos and web pages in a folder (called a subdirectory on a web site) and give your family members usernames and passwords so they can view the special area. You could also create a subdomain, such as family.mydomain.com, that can only be accessed by entering a password you provide to the user. Offered in all packages -Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Personalized domain name |
|
A domain name is also called a web address. Like a
memorable street address, a unique domain name allows people
to find you easily online. ALIEN Web Hosts offers a
personalized domain name that includes: |
| PHP/MySQL |
| PHP is a widely-used, general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into html. PHP allows you to do many of the same functions as C and PERL - connecting to a database, reading and writing files, etc. MySQL® is considered the most popular open source database in the world. Fast and powerful, it is perfect for high-traffic, heavy-load sites. Using PHP scripting to read and write to your MySQL database gives you ultimate control of your site. Offered in Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| POP and SMTP email access |
| You can send and receive your you@your-name.com email from your favorite email program (such as Outlook or Eudora) via POP and SMTP. SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is a protocol for sending email messages between servers over the Internet. Post Office Protocol (POP) is a protocol used to retrieve email from a mail server. Offered in all packages -Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| Security |
|
Offered in all packages - Basic, Professional, Corporate:
|
| Search |
| You can place a customized search engine on your site so visitors can easily search for information on your site. You can customize the search box as well as the results page. Offered in all packages - Basic, Professional, Corporate. |
| SSL - Secure Socket Layer | |
| SSL is an accepted layer for transferring information securely across the Internet. It encrypts data passed between the server and the browser, so that unauthorized parties cannot interpret sensitive, confidential or personal information, such as a phone number or address. Offered in Basic, Professional, Corporate. Offered in Basic, Professional, Corporate. | |
| Subdomains | |
| A subdomain is also known as a "third-level" domain and is a great way to create memorable web addresses for various areas of your site. Offered in packages - Professional, Corporate. | |
| Free Email support |
| Free technical Email support can be available by clicking HERE. Offered in - Basic,Professional, Corporate. |
