web host help please [Archive]

xtecltd

01-17-2006, 08:40 PM

iv had my web host for a while now and iv relised iv not got a clue what hath the stuff dose so i took a few pics and ringed the thing iv not got a clue what they are so if any one can help please replay
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LINK 1 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/badassbiker/host2.jpg)
LINK 2 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/badassbiker/webhost1.jpg)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

welsh

01-17-2006, 11:04 PM

hey ok where to start, lets start with link 1.the ones i know are:

index manager: allows you to what your index pages will be like index.html, index.php, etc
IP deny manager: you can make sure certain ips cant connect to your site.
Fantastico: is an autoinstaller making it easier to install open source content management systems
Cron jobs: http://www.adminschoice.com/docs/crontab.htm
Apache handlers: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/handler.html
MIME Types: they are like .jpgs and such more info here http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/
Manage Open PGP keys: http://pks.sourceforge.net/
Hot link protection: stops people from linking files directly from your site, saveing your bandwith.
SSL manager: will allow you to generate ssl certificates, signing requests, and keys.
Kernal Version: its wut version of linux is running i think.

now page 2

FTP accounts: you can have up to 5 file transfer protocol accounts. you have 1/5. its how you upload files to your site.
MySQL Databases: this is a type of database program and one of the best free ones available. you can store all sorts in info in it.
fontpage extensions: i believe this is the extensions for microsoft frontpage to connect with the server, upload and do abunch of others stuff.
PHPMyChat: pre-installed php script which makes a chat.
CGI center: cgi means common gateway interface: read this http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/intro.html
Script library: most likely a library containing different scripts from different librarys.

let me know if anything i missed or i didnt explain someone well enough.