PHP or Hypertext Preprocessor (it does not look like it, but that is what PHP stands for) is a programming language. One major difference between PHP and HTML is that HTML code is transmitted from the server (web host) to another computer and then the browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox) and the receiving computer decodes the information that is displayed. PHP is actually decoded from the server (web hosting) and transmitted as is. Originally PHP was created to build forms, but now almost any application on the web has some PHP. PHP is also good at hiding information and for that reason it is much more secure than HTML or many other languages. PHP is used in combination with HTML in many cases to build websites and applications. Many website frameworks or content management systems run on PHP with the "displayed" area in HTML. They include: Joomla WordPress Drupal...

Web Design or Website Design is the action of coding in HTML, PHP, or Javascript to format information in a way that is usable and pleasing to the eye. Most web designers have special training that they received to do the coding. Web Design is relatively new to the world since it has only been around since the beginning of the internet. The 3 Basic Elements in Website Design are: Search Engine Friendly or Search Engine Optimization Visually Appealing Usable to the Visitor Some people try to build a website by there self and some people use professional designers. There is also a great deal of software offered online and offline (desktop software) to build a website. Some of the software is free and some of it is premium or paid web design software. Web design is everywhere. It’s the process behind the look and feel of websites we use...

A Web Template or Website Template is pre-formatted in HTML so you can build website much more easily. Most templates are built from web designers that add some type of back end interface to make it easier to adjust or change the content on the website where the template is placed. Using a web design template will speed up productivity because there is less time in the production of a website. Templates sometimes come with extra functions to make the website more appealing. Many web templates are free. There are also paid or premium web templates. Premium web templates are licensed so you can not share them. Web Templates are also used with Content Management Systems (CMS) like WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal. A website template is basically a pre-made layout for a website, ready for you to add your content and make it your own. Think of it like a...

Hyper Text Markup Language or HTML is coding that is used to make a website or document. HTML is code is sent from a computer that is hosting (web hosting) a document to a clients computer and translated in the computer browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, etc.). HTML formats the information so it is readable by humans. HTML is not considered to be an actual language by most coders, and the basics are fairly easy to learn. HTML uses something called tags to display text or a graphic in a certain manor. Tags are made up of the less than sign < and the greater than sign > that contain words. Most HTML has an opening tag and a closing tag at the end of a statement. An example of HTML below: is the opening of the tag or element, and would be closed by HTML has several extensive formatting...

A domain name is a website name that has an associated IP assigned to it. Humans would have a very hard time remembering all the IP numbers to visit places on the internet so the domain name is a way of assigning an associated name with one particular IP address so we as humans can simply type in a name instead of several numbers. The syntax for a domain name is: websitename.extension. Domain names are used to identify a website, brand, service, or product. When a visitor types the name of a domain, they will receive information back from a server of the IP address of the website that they wish to visit, and then their computer will go to that particular web address. There are many extensions and they are adding more often. A few extensions are: .com .net .info .org Ever wondered what makes a website address tick?...

An IP address is several numbers separated by dots (periods) and is how computers talk to each other. An IP address is like a street address in the real world and it's the way a computer knows where to send the information when it needs to send information to another computer. IP addresses are limited in the number of combinations so they are adding extra numbers in the near future. Each website has an IP address and domain names are used because it is in a human language instead of trying to remember a lot of numbers. Different countries are assigned different IP addresses. When you purchase a domain (website name), it will have a particular IP address. Your local internet provider also has a range of IP addresses and has assigned one of those to your account. You have internal IP addresses if you use a router. An IP...

FTP or file transfer protocol is a way of transferring files from one computer to another computer. Usually, the files are being transferred from a desktop computer to another computer on the internet (server). FTP can be performed with or without the assistance of extra software. You can transfer any type of file with FTP. Some companies store information on a server through FTP, but FTP is most often used in building/modifying a website. To perform FTP from your web browser (like Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox without using extra software), you will go to the address bar and use the syntax: [email protected]. The username is the FTP username and the "webaddress.com" is the website you are sending the information to. You will then be prompted for a password. The password is associated with that particular FTP account. You will see all the files and folders associated with that web...

cPanel is an easy to use control panel that someone can log into and change or add functions to the associated web hosting account. cPanel hosting is when the hosting provider assigns cPanels with hosting accounts. The cPanel control panel is licensed software that a web hosting company leases. Many major web hosting providers use cPanel Hosting. Some things that a cPanel will typically control are: Email (adding, deleting, and forwarding) Access control to a directory (blocking access without a password) Blocking IP or internet addresses from visiting a website and/or web hosting account associated with that cPanel. Controlling the IP records (also known as the MX record and it is information that allows someone to visit the website) associated with a domain (website name) that is assigned to the cPanel. A cPanel has a place to log in with the username and password. cPanel is one of the most...

A computer (server) that stores the information about a website or an application and then sends the information to a visitors computer when they type in that particular web address. There is free and paid web hosting. Most free web host are limited in their capabilities, do not have longevity, and require a minimum number of visitors for the account to remain active. Paid web hosting has different levels of web hosting. They include: Shared Hosting: sharing the same server with others. VPS Hosting (Virtual Private Hosting): the same as a shared host except you have a lot more control over the server and you share it with much less other clients. VPS servers is a pseudo server that has controls as if you are controlling the entire server except you are actually controlling only one segment (container) of the server. Extremely busy websites and very high traffic need a...