What is MySQL?

MySQL is a true multi-user SQL database server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular and standardised database language in the world. www.mysql.com

MySQL is currently available on UNIX platforms and will be available soon on NT platforms.

CGI Common Gateway Interface(s)

CGI directories

CGI scripts are small programs that run on the server to add interactivity to your site. Our hosting plans have their own CGI directory, allowing you to install and develop your own CGI scripts. We support a number of languages but CGI scripts are usually written in Perl. Hide N Seek also offers several pre-written scripts, available free for your use. These include a hit counter, guest book, mail form, shopping cart, discussion forum, and more! Every Hide N Seek hosting plan comes with free form to email and counter scripts.

What is PHP?

PHP (a recursive acronym for Hypertext Preprocessor) is an open-source server-side scripting language for creating dynamic Web pages for Web applications. Dynamic Web pages are pages that interact with the user showing customised information.

PHP's elegant design makes it significantly easier to maintain and update than comparable scripts in other languages. http://www.php.net/

What is Perl?

The Programmable Extraction and Report Language, is a fast, powerful system for programming under UNIX and NT platforms. It is optimised for high-performance text processing, batch control, client/server network operations, and pattern matching. www.perl.org

What is an ASP?

An Active Server Page (ASP) is an HTML page that includes one or more scripts (small embedded programs) that are processed on a Microsoft Web server before the page is sent to the user. An ASP is somewhat similar to a server-side include or a common gateway interface (CGI) application in that all involve programs that run on the server, usually tailoring a page for the user. For more information visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/c-frame.htm#/workshop/server/Default.

Control Panel

This is a feature of all Hide N Seek's hosting accounts. It enables you to view and control your email settings, passwords, site statistics and other account features. It also gives you the ability to automatically install a whole range of scripts and templates for use on your site, administer databases, check Perl scripts, set up password protected areas of your site and more.

Tape Backups

Tape Backups are completed on a regular basis. These are for the benefit of Hide N Seek. We will not restore client's data, unless it is an error on our part. We strongly recommend that you store a copy of your data locally.