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Web Hosting Glossary

Plain-language explanations of terms you'll see in web hosting, networking and web development.

cPanel

Popular web hosting control panel. Lets you manage files, databases, email, backups and more through a GUI.

SSL / TLS

Encryption protocol for internet traffic. Powers HTTPS and protects sensitive data in transit between browser and server.

CDN (Content Delivery Network)

Global network of edge servers that serve content from the closest location to the visitor. Speeds up sites worldwide.

DNS

Service that translates domain names (like example.com) to IP addresses. The internet's phone book.

VPS (Virtual Private Server)

Virtual server that mimics a dedicated physical server. Has guaranteed resources and doesn't share with other tenants.

SSD

Flash-based storage drive. 10-100x faster than traditional spinning disks. All our servers are SSD-based.

FTP / SFTP

File transfer protocols between your computer and a server. SFTP is encrypted and more secure.

MySQL

Open-source relational database. Especially popular for PHP-based sites like WordPress.

LiteSpeed

Very fast web server with built-in caching. An efficient replacement for Apache for WordPress sites.

CloudLinux

OS for hosting servers that isolates accounts so one site can't impact another's performance.

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