A proxy server is like a middleman which sits between the main server and the client application, such as a browser. When the client computer makes a request such as a file download, web page request or any other type of connection request, it first connects to the proxy server which then sources...
While web design involves creating a website, web hosting involves finding space for it. Web hosting is like the real estate aspect of the Internet. The companies rent out the tremendous space on their hard drives, which are far more powerful and massive than those found in the typical user’s home...
Even as little as seven years ago, trying to obtain video on the Internet, much less watching a movie, was a complete nightmare. With much of the Internet still on dialup, it could take hours to download even a three minute music video, days for a feature-length film. Furthermore, the video-watching...
A hard refresh is a way of reloading a page on a browser that bypasses the cache and instead retrieves the actual page that is stored in the server. The usual method of refreshing a web site is to click on the “refresh” button or, alternatively, the F5 key on the keyboard. For the Apple OS, it is...
When picking a web hosting plan, many people are looking for the best balance between price and quality. However, many of the cheapest web hosts are also the most unreliable. You don't want to be paying for something that doesn't work. So when looking for a low-priced web hosting plan, you want...
PHP, or PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (with the other PHP meaning Personal HomePage), is a computer language that was designed to collect basic web site data about traffic. PHP is made from a small set of binaries. 1997 was the year when two Israelis rewrote the parser and changed the name to its...
There are many reasons to create a website. Companies obviously do it for sales and marketing purposes, but even ordinary individuals can benefit from running one of their own. They can use it as a way of connecting to friends and family, build a community around an interest or a cause, share...
Sensationalism in the media is not always intentional. When a celebrity or public figure is elderly or ill, drafts of obituaries are often prepared in advance. While this can be convenient, it can also lead to disaster when these drafts are released prematurely. Other times when the media kills...
DNS or the Domain Name System is a naming system which is used to name and identify the computers, servers or any other object which connects to the world wide web (internet) or a particular network. Using the Domain Name System, domain names are assigned to websites on the internet which can be...
Encryption is a process using algorithmic schemes in order to encode simple text into a form that cannot be easily read or into a cyphertext. The aim is, of course, to provide a high level of privacy. In order to read the encrypted message, the receiver will need to use an encryption key that will...
