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+.. _glossary:
+
+Glossary
+========
+
+From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
+
+.. glossary::
+
+ .htaccess
+ the default name of Apache's directory-level configuration file.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/.htaccess>
+
+ Blowfish
+ a keyed, symmetric block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowfish_(cipher)>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser>
+
+ bzip2
+ a free software/open source data compression algorithm and program developed by Julian Seward.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bzip2>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGI>
+
+ Changelog
+ a log or record of changes made to a project.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changelog>
+
+ Client
+ a computer system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_(computing)>
+
+ column
+ a set of data values of a particular simple type, one for each row of the table.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_(database)>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie>
+
+ CSV
+ Comma- separated values
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values>
+
+ DB
+ look at :term:`database`
+
+ database
+ an organized collection of data.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database>
+
+ Engine
+ look at :term:`storage engines`
+
+ extension
+ a PHP module that extends PHP with additional functionality.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/extension>
+
+ FAQ
+ Frequently Asked Questions is a list of commonly asked question and there
+ answers.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAQ>
+
+ Field
+ one part of divided data/columns.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_(computer_science)>
+
+ foreign key
+ a column or group of columns in a database row that point to a key column
+ or group of columns forming a key of another database row in some
+ (usually different) table.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_key>
+
+ FPDF (FreePDF)
+ the free PDF library
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.fpdf.org/>
+
+ GD
+ Graphics Library by Thomas Boutell and others for dynamically manipulating images.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/GD_Graphics_Library>
+
+ GD2
+ look at :term:`gd`
+
+ gzip
+ gzip is short for GNU zip, a GNU free software file compression program.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip>
+
+ host
+ any machine connected to a computer network, a node that has a hostname.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host>
+
+ hostname
+ the unique name by which a network attached device is known on a network.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname>
+
+ HTTP
+ HyperText Transfer Protocol is the primary method used to transfer or
+ convey information on the World Wide Web.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperText_Transfer_Protocol>
+
+ https
+ a :abbr:`HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)`-connection with additional security measures.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https:_URI_scheme>
+
+ IIS
+ Internet Information Services is a set of Internet-based services for
+ servers using Microsoft Windows.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Information_Services>
+
+ Index
+ a feature that allows quick access to the rows in a table.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_(database)>
+
+ IP
+ Internet Protocol is a data-oriented protocol used by source and
+ destination hosts for communicating data across a packet-switched
+ internetwork.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Address>
+
+ ISAPI
+ Internet Server Application Programming Interface is the API of Internet Information Services (IIS).
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISAPI>
+
+ ISP
+ Internet service provider is a business or organization that offers users
+ access to the Internet and related services.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP>
+
+ JPEG
+ a most commonly used standard method of lossy compression for photographic images.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG>
+
+ JPG
+ look at :term:`jpeg`
+
+ Key
+ look at :term:`index`
+
+ LATEX
+ a document preparation system for the TEX typesetting program.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX>
+
+ Mac
+ Apple Macintosh is line of personal computers is designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac>
+
+ Mac OS X
+ the operating system which is included with all currently shipping Apple Macintosh computers in the consumer and professional markets.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X>
+
+ MCrypt
+ a cryptographic library.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCrypt>
+
+ mcrypt
+ the MCrypt PHP extension.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://php.net/mcrypt>
+
+ MIME
+ Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions is
+ an Internet Standard for the format of e-mail.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME>
+
+ module
+ some sort of extension for the Apache Webserver.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/module>
+
+ MySQL
+ a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL (Structured Query Language) Database Management System (DBMS).
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL>
+
+ mysqli
+ the improved MySQL client PHP extension.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://php.net/mysqli>
+
+ mysql
+ the MySQL client PHP extension.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://php.net/mysql>
+
+ OpenDocument
+ open standard for office documents.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument>
+
+ OS X
+ look at :term:`Mac OS X`.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format>
+
+ PEAR
+ the PHP Extension and Application Repository.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://pear.php.net/>
+
+ PCRE
+ Perl Compatible Regular Expressions is the perl-compatible regular
+ expression functions for PHP
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://php.net/pcre>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP>
+
+ port
+ a connection through which data is sent and received.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_(computing)>
+
+ RFC
+ Request for Comments (RFC) documents are a series of memoranda
+ encompassing new research, innovations, and methodologies applicable to
+ Internet technologies.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments>
+
+ RFC 1952
+ GZIP file format specification version 4.3
+
+ .. seealso:: :rfc:`1952`
+
+ Row (record, tuple)
+ represents a single, implicitly structured data item in a table.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_(database)>
+
+ Server
+ a computer system that provides services to other computing systems over a network.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)>
+
+ Storage Engines
+ handlers for different table types
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/storage-engines.html>
+
+ SOAP
+ Simple Object Access Protocol is a protocol specification for exchanging
+ structured information in the implementation of Web Services in computer
+ networks.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOAP>
+
+ socket
+ a form of inter-process communication.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket#Computer_sockets>
+
+ SSL
+ Secure Sockets Layer is a cryptographic protocol which provides secure
+ communication on the Internet.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer>
+
+ Stored procedure
+ a subroutine available to applications accessing a relational database system
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stored_procedure>
+
+ SQL
+ Structured Query Language
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_(database)>
+
+ tar
+ a type of archive file format: the Tape ARchive format.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(file_format)>
+
+ TCP
+ Transmission Control Protocol is one of the core protocols of the
+ Internet protocol suite.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP>
+
+ TCPDF
+ Rewrite of :term:`UFPDF` with various improvements.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.tcpdf.org/>
+
+ trigger
+ a procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_trigger>
+
+ UFPDF
+ Unicode/UTF-8 extension for :term:`FPDF`
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.acko.net/node/56>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL>
+
+ Webserver
+ A computer (program) that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients and serving them Web pages.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webserver>
+
+ 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.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML>
+
+ ZIP
+ a popular data compression and archival format.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)>
+
+ zlib
+ an open-source, cross- platform data compression library by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.
+
+ .. seealso:: <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlib>
+
+