Explanation
of Terms
URL
Type
This is what
a user would use to get to your site. Having your own domain name
adds a certain amount of prestige, and is much easier for
a client or user to remember.
CGI
Access
CGI scripts
or programs are used to make your site more dynamic, facilitate
communications or more.
Eagles Nest
scripts include a simple forms handling script and hit counters
for your site and more. For more information on Eagles Nest CGI's
please see the Public CGI page
Third party
scripts or programs can be downloaded from the Internet, purchased,
or are included with some books on the subject. They can be used
to add a wide range of features including a web based message board,
chat room, or calendaring.
Disk
Space
This is the
amount of disk space on the server you have to store all of the
documents that make up your web site. In the case of HTML and graphics,
you would be surprised just how small they are. In most cases a
few megabytes is all that is needed to run a medium size site. When
you start adding sounds, large graphics or downloadable programs
the size can grow quickly.
Server
Side Includes
Server side
includes (SSI) are the way that you run a program when a user sees
your page. For example, if you want to run a script to display a
random greeting to the user, you would use a server side include
to run the script.
Transfer
Quota
This is the
amount of information that can be downloaded from your site in any
given month. For example if all the HTML files and graphics that
make up your home page totals 50K in file size, under the Corporate
Lite + plan, your page could be accessed about 1,000,000 times.
That's over 3 times per second every second of every day.
If you go over this quota, don't worry, we won't cut you off, additional
megabytes over your transfer quota are $2.00 a megabyte..
Usage
Stats
This is where
you see how much of your transfer quota
you have used this and past months.
Platforms
For most users,
this is not important. If you are an advanced user, have special
needs, or if you are migrating a site from one server to another
it can make a difference. For instance, under Windows NT you can
use CGI's written specifically for the NT platform. Some scripts,
such as PERL will run under both UNIX and NT platforms with some
minor tweaks.
Comprehensive
Statistical Analysis of Traffic
This package
has enormous power to allow you to see how and when users access
your site. Among other things it can provide detailed analysis of
the paths users take through your site, allowing you to make frequently
accessed pages more accessible, or perhaps identify a page where
many users leave your site. This allows you to modify your site
to engage a user, and keep them on your site. Other analysis include
time of day, day of week, keywords and search engines used to find
your site, most used browsers, in general where users are geographically
and more.
Database
Integration
This gives you
tremendous capabilities. This allows you to use almost any
standard database you currently have and make it searchable and
accessible to anyone. Put it behind a password protected and perhaps
in an secure area and you have a database
you can use and update securely from anywhere you have an Internet
connection and a Web browser. Access your database at work, home,
or from a clients site to give you the information wherever and
whenever you need it. Eagles
Nest Advanced Web Design specializes in comprehensive database
integration. Give us a call or E-mail
us today for a solution that fits your needs.
Secure
Web Sites
Have you ever
placed an order online with your credit card? If so you have probably
seen a secure site in action. The technical term for a secure site
is SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). It encrypts all data passing between
your computer and the server, to keep it safe from information falling
into the wrong hands, as well as to establish that the person you
are talking to is who they say they are. Consider these words from
Visa's Web Site:
"If
you do elect to conduct transactions on-line, ensure that merchants
are supporting on-line security features such as Secure Socket Layers
(SSL)."
Eagles
Nest Advanced Web Design is familiar with all aspects of Internet
Commerce and can help you to build a site that will open a sales location
for you on every computer in the world. Give us a call or E-mail
us today to find out more about how we can help you get your business
on the Internet.
Cold
Fusion
Cold
Fusion is one of the most powerful middleware products available
for the Web. Middleware is a product that interacts with a Web server
for increased functionality. For example, Cold Fusion provides high-performance
and sophisticated functionality for deploying scalable Web applications.
Eagles Nest Advanced
Web Design has expert Cold Fusion Programmers. Call or E-mail
and ask how we can bring tomorrow's technology to your site today.
Microsoft
FrontPage Extensions
FrontPage
is a Microsoft program that brings Web authoring into the hands
of everyone. With the code it produces the average user can, with
some practice, make simple to mid-range Web pages as easily as creating
a word processing document.
Additional
MB
Additional
Space used over your account's disk space quota will be invoiced
at $2.00 per MB per month.
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