Orax Hosting glossary ?
Plain explanations of hosting terms — search or browse by topic.
Domain
Your website address, e.g. example.uz.
Subdomain
A section of your domain, like blog.example.uz.
DNS
The system that connects a domain to a server’s IP.
A record
Points a domain to an IPv4 address.
CNAME
Aliases one domain name to another.
MX record
Tells the internet which server handles your email.
Nameserver
The server that holds your domain’s DNS records.
TTL
How long a DNS record is cached before refreshing.
DNS propagation
The delay before DNS changes take effect worldwide.
SSL
The padlock that encrypts traffic to your site (https).
HTTPS
The secure version of HTTP, protected by SSL.
FTP
A way to upload your site files from your computer.
SSH
Secure command-line access to your server.
inode
A count of files & folders on your hosting.
Disk quota
The storage limit of your hosting plan.
Bandwidth
The amount of data your site transfers to visitors.
Backup
A saved copy of your site to restore from.
CRON
Runs a command automatically on a schedule.
Database
Where your site stores its content and data.
MySQL
The database engine used by most websites.
phpMyAdmin
A web tool to manage MySQL databases.
PHP
The programming language most sites run on.
CMS
Software to build and edit a site without coding.
Mailbox
An email address on your own domain.
SMTP
The protocol that sends outgoing email.
IMAP / POP3
Protocols that fetch your incoming email.
Spam filter
Blocks junk and dangerous email.
WHOIS
A lookup of who owns a domain and its status.
Uptime
The share of time your site is online.
Domain parking
Pointing a domain to hosting without a site yet.