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.htaccess

the default name of Apache’s directory-level configuration file.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.htaccess>

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ACL

Access Control List

Blowfish

a keyed, symmetric block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowfish_(cipher)>

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Browser

a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the World Wide Web.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser>

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bzip2

a free software/open-source data compression algorithm and program developed by Julian Seward.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bzip2>

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CGI

Common Gateway Interface is an important World Wide Web technology that -enables a client web browser to request data from a program executed on -the Web server.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gateway_Interface>

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Changelog

a log or record of changes made to a project.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changelog>

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Client

a computer system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_(computing)>

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column

a set of data values of a particularly simple type, one for each row of the table.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_(database)>

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Cookie

a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie>

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CSV

Comma-separated values

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values>

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DB

look at database

database

an organized collection of data.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database>

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Engine

look at storage engines

extension

a PHP module that extends PHP with additional functionality.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_extension>

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions is a list of commonly asked question and there -answers.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAQ>

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Field

one part of divided data/columns.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_(computer_science)>

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foreign key

a column or group of columns in a database row that points to a key column -or group of columns forming a key of another database row in some -(usually different) table.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_key>

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GD

Graphics Library by Thomas Boutell and others for dynamically manipulating images.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GD_Graphics_Library>

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GD2

look at gd

gzip

gzip is short for GNU zip, a GNU free software file compression program.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip>

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host

any machine connected to a computer network, a node that has a hostname.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host>

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hostname

the unique name by which a network-attached device is known on a network.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname>

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HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol is the primary method used to transfer or -convey information on the World Wide Web.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperText_Transfer_Protocol>

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https

a HTTP-connection with additional security measures.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https:_URI_scheme>

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IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

IIS

Internet Information Services is a set of Internet-based services for -servers using Microsoft Windows.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Information_Services>

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Index

a feature that allows quick access to the rows in a table.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_(database)>

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IP

Internet Protocol is a data-oriented protocol used by source and -destination hosts for communicating data across a packet-switched -internetwork.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol>

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IP Address

a unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Address>

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IPv6

IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the latest revision of the -Internet Protocol (IP), designed to deal with the -long-anticipated problem of its predecessor IPv4 running out of addresses.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6>

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ISAPI

Internet Server Application Programming Interface is the API of Internet Information Services (IIS).

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISAPI>

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ISP

An Internet service provider is a business or organization that offers users -access to the Internet and related services.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP>

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ISO

International Standards Organisation

JPEG

a most commonly used standard method of lossy compression for photographic images.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG>

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JPG

look at jpeg

Key

look at index

LATEX

a document preparation system for the TEX typesetting program.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX>

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Mac

Apple Macintosh is a line of personal computers is designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer.

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. seealso:: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac>

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Mac OS X

the operating system which is included with all currently shipping Apple Macintosh computers in the consumer and professional markets.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X>

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mbstring

The PHP mbstring functions provide support for languages represented by multi-byte character sets, most notably UTF-8.

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If you have troubles installing this extension, please follow 1.20 I receive an error about missing mysqli and mysql extensions., it provides useful hints.

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<https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mbstring.php>

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MCrypt

a cryptographic library.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCrypt>

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mcrypt

the MCrypt PHP extension.

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<https://www.php.net/mcrypt>

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Media type

A media type (formerly known as MIME type) is a two-part identifier -for file formats and format contents transmitted on the Internet.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_type>

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MIME

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions is -an Internet Standard for the format of e-mail.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME>

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module

some sort of extension for the Apache Webserver.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server>

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mod_proxy_fcgi

an Apache module implementing a Fast CGI interface; PHP can be run as a CGI module, FastCGI, or -directly as an Apache module.

MySQL

a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL (Structured Query Language) Database Management System (DBMS).

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL>

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mysqli

the improved MySQL client PHP extension.

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<https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php>

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mysql

the MySQL client PHP extension.

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<https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mysql.php>

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OpenDocument

an open standard for office documents.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument>

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OS X

look at Mac OS X.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X>

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PDF

Portable Document Format is a file format developed by Adobe Systems for -representing two-dimensional documents in a device-independent and -resolution-independent format.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format>

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PEAR

the PHP Extension and Application Repository.

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<https://pear.php.net/>

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PCRE

Perl Compatible Regular Expressions is the perl-compatible regular -expression functions for PHP

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<https://www.php.net/pcre>

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PHP

short for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor”, is an open-source, reflective -programming language used mainly for developing server-side applications -and dynamic web content, and more recently, a broader range of software -applications.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP>

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port

a connection through which data is sent and received.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_(computing)>

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primary key

A primary key is an index over one or more fields in a table with -unique values for every single row in this table. Every table should have -a primary key for easier accessing/identifying data in this table. There -can only be one primary key per table and it is named always PRIMARY. -In fact, a primary key is just an unique key with the name -PRIMARY. If no primary key is defined MySQL will use first unique -key as primary key if there is one.

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You can create the primary key when creating the table (in phpMyAdmin -just check the primary key radio buttons for each field you wish to be -part of the primary key).

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You can also add a primary key to an existing table with ALTER TABLE -or CREATE INDEX (in phpMyAdmin you can just click on ‘add index’ on -the table structure page below the listed fields).

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RFC

Request for Comments (RFC) documents are a series of memoranda -encompassing new research, innovations, and methodologies applicable to -Internet technologies.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments>

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RFC 1952

GZIP file format specification version 4.3

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RFC 1952

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Row (record, tuple)

represents a single, implicitly structured data item in a table.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_(database)>

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Server

a computer system that provides services to other computing systems over a network.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)>

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Storage Engines

MySQL can use several different formats for storing data on disk, these -are called storage engines or table types. phpMyAdmin allows a user to -change their storage engine for a particular table through the operations -tab.

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Common table types are InnoDB and MyISAM, though many others exist and -may be desirable in some situations.

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<https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/storage-engines.html>

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socket

a form of inter-process communication.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_domain_socket>

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SSL

Secure Sockets Layer is a cryptographic protocol which provides secure -communication on the Internet.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer>

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Stored procedure

a subroutine available to applications accessing a relational database system

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stored_procedure>

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SQL

Structured Query Language

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL>

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table

a set of data elements (cells) that is organized, defined and stored as -horizontal rows and vertical columns where each item can be uniquely -identified by a label or key or by it’s position in relation to other -items.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_(database)>

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tar

a type of archive file format: the Tape ARchive format.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(file_format)>

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TCP

Transmission Control Protocol is one of the core protocols of the -Internet protocol suite.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP>

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TCPDF

PHP library to generate PDF files.

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<https://tcpdf.org/>

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trigger

a procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_trigger>

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unique key

A unique key is an index over one or more fields in a table which has a -unique value for each row. The first unique key will be treated as -primary key if there is no primary key defined.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator is a sequence of characters, conforming to a -standardized format, that is used for referring to resources, such as -documents and images on the Internet, by their location.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL>

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Webserver

A computer (program) that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients and serving them Web pages.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webserver>

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XML

Extensible Markup Language is a W3C-recommended general-purpose markup -language for creating special-purpose markup languages, capable of -describing many different kinds of data.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML>

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ZIP

a popular data compression and archival format.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)>

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zlib

an open-source, cross-platform data compression library by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlib>

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