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What is the Application Vault/Pack? The Application Vault (which is also sometimes called the Application Pack) is a repository that comes as part of Plesk containing web-based applications that you can install on your website at th... (more) |
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What is POP (or POP3)? POP (short for Post Office Protocol, and also known as POP3) is the name of a protocol which allows you to download e-mail from a server onto your current c... (more) |
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What is IMAP (or IMAP4)? IMAP (short for Internet Message Access Protocol, and also known as IMAP4 or IMAP4rev1) is the name of a protocol which allows you to view e-m... (more) |
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What is a Domain? It is important to realise that the terms domain and domain name are not the same thing. In the co... (more) |
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What is a Database? A database is a method of storing groups of related data together for fast retrieval with sorting and data manipulation facilities. Databases are also normally combined with a programming l... (more) |
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What is MySQL? MySQL (pronounced "my-ess-queue-ell") is one of the most popular open-source database management systems in use today, with an estimated 6 million installations on MySQL. While... (more) |
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What is PostgreSQL? PostgreSQL (pronounced "post-gress-queue-ell") is an open-source database management system and is offered on our systems as an alternative to the popular MySQL database server. G... (more) |
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What is a Mailbox? A mailbox is a location on our servers where it can store e-mails. Think of a mailbox like your postbox - in order to accept mail from the postman, you need a postbox. It's the same with a mailbox ... (more) |
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What is Uptime? Uptime is the term used to record how long a server has been running over a period of time. Shown as a percentage, it's normally measured either over a year or on a monthly basis. While all... (more) |
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What is Bandwidth? Bandwidth is the amount of data sent to and received from the Internet by the server, and is measured in bytes, usually in megabytes (Mb; millions of bytes) or gigabytes (Gb; billions of bytes). ... (more) |
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What is Web Space? Web Space is the amount of storage that is allocated to your hosting account, and is measured in megabytes (Mb; millions of bytes) or gigabytes (Gb; billions of bytes). One gigabyte is the same a... (more) |
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What is CentOS/Linux? CentOS is the name of the Operating System that we use on our servers and is an alternative to Windows. CentOS is an acronym for Community ENTerprise Operating System,... (more) |
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What is Frontpage? Frontpage is a web site development program provided by Microsoft. It allows users to create websites without needing to know any HTML, with the end result being a fully functional web site that is... (more) |
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What is the Affiliate Program? The Affiliate program is a way of earning extra money from your website, by earning commission on new sales you refer to us. By placing a link, unique to you, onto your e-mails, websites, e... (more) |