Glossary
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Glossary
| Basic Terms | |
|---|---|
| Term | Definition |
| Programming Languages | C, C++, C#, Javascript, PHP |
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| IDE's | Netbeans, Eclipse |
| Image Editing | Photoshop, Paint.NET, GIMP |
| URL | A Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web, such as index.html |
| Script | |
| Form | |
| PHP | PHP: Hypertext Processor |
| CSS | |
| HTML | |
| PHTML | Older version of PHTML that we still use in some instances |
| XHTML | Kind of a mix between XML and HTML |
| XML | |
| SQL | Database/language |
| PSQL | |
| Java | |
| Javascript | An object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. |
| JQuery | A fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development |
| Footer | |
| Header | |
| Markup | |
| Responsive | |
| SEO | Search Engine Optimization is the process of affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine's "natural" or un-paid ("organic") search results. |
| Analytics | |
| Intermediate Terms | |
|---|---|
| Term | Definition |
| Foundation | |
| Apache | Apache is a popular, open-source Web server software |
| PEAR | |
| PCI Compliance | E-commerce website Security criteria set forth by the Payment Card Industry |
| CVS | |
| SVN | |
| GIT | |
| Git Flow | |
| Template | |
| Smarty | |
| Cache | A component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster. |
| Sitemap | |
| Vagrant | |
| Vanity URL | (see Custom URL, we tend not to use this term) |
| Short URL | The shortening of a URL to using HTTP Redirect, which links to the web page that has a long URL. Provided by such websites as bit.ly, tinyurl.com |
| Custom URL | A short, easy-to-remember web address that links directly to a page for aesthetic/marketing/memory reasons. e.g. www.site.com/easylink -> www.site.com/harder_link-to-recall-khhgj-13 |
| Redirect | Also called URL forwarding: making a web page available under more than one URL address, or circumvent broken links. Both URLs are recognised. See also Short URL. For reasons to avoid this, see Rewrite below. |
| Rewrite | Similar effect to Redirection at a glance, but translated by the server, so there is only one page recognised. Preferred over Redirection so that URLs are not duplicated, which will make page-ranking more reliable and predictable. |
| API | (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. |
| Megamenu | Basically a dropdown menu that contains a lot more information. Several columns. |
| Clustering (map) | On mapping tools such as Google maps, allows for a large number of markers sufficiently near each other to merge into a single one that will preferably display number indicating how many markers it represents. |
| Phing | |
| Microsites | |
Toolbox
| Tool | Definition |
|---|---|
| GLM Blocks | |
| Home Page Slideshow | |
| Banners | Allows the client to add and edit banners, and keep track of such information as clicks and click-through rate. |
| Contacts | |
| Events | |
| Coupons | Allows the client to add, edit and search coupons, and their categories. |
| Members | |
| Image Library | |
| Support Form | |
| Server Statistics | |
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Servers
(Main Article: Server Listing)
WS -- Web Server
CD -- Customer Development
Dev -- Development
| Server Name | PHP version | Notes | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS0 | ? | Currently holds the most sites after WS3 | (sites) |
| WS1 | PHP 4.x | ||
| WS2 | ? | Currently not in use | |
| WS3 | PHP 5.2 | Currently holds most of our sites | (sites) |
| WS4 | |||
| WS5 | Currently not in use | ||
| WS6 | PHP 5.3 | Currently holds most sites utilising GITflow | (sites) |
| CD0 | |||
| Dev52 | PHP 5.2 | ||
| Dev53 | PHP 5.3 |
