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Archive for May, 2009

Why understanding DNS is crucial to your web presence

Written by NTC Hosting on May 31st, 2009

Understanding how the Domain Name System (DNS) works and knowing its basic functions and features will help you gain a significant amount of control over your web presence.
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PostgreSQL databases – the new-generation back-end solution for contemporary dynamic websites

Written by NTC Hosting on May 27th, 2009

PostgreSQL is the preferred new-generation database software for the creation of a growing number dynamic websites today. It is popular as a free alternative to powerful yet expensive corporate applications, allowing a great freedom in handling databases through a wide range of in-built features like defined-by-user objects, Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC), database triggers,etc.
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PHP – the cross-platform scripting language that works for the growing usability of the web

Written by NTC Hosting on May 21st, 2009

The web is getting smarter with every passing day, so making your website as user-focused and intuitively designed as possible must be your key goal. To achieve that – you will need to use a complete site building software or the services of a developer. In either case you are most likely to use, indirectly or directly, the PHP programming language.
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A new section – Frameworks, added to the NTC Hosting Encyclopedia

Written by NTC Hosting on May 15th, 2009

Our ongoing efforts in exploring the web’s secrets just gave birth to another new chapter of the NTC Hosting Encyclopedia – Frameworks.. This new section of our knowledge base is designed to familiarize you with the currently most popular frameworks on the web and give you some practical advice on working with them.
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What to expect from the newest version of MySQL – MySQL 6.0

Written by NTC Hosting on May 9th, 2009

No modern website focused on the intuitive onsite experience of the visitors can exist without a good database at its backbone. Since the availability of dynamic content on a website has become a criterion for the website’s usability, boosting the amount of visitors attracted to its pages, database solutions…
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FTP Tips – how to install an FTP client and create an FTP account

Written by NTC Hosting on May 3rd, 2009

The Web is an ever-growing and ever-changing source of information and means of communication due to the incredibly quick exchange of files between distant machines enabled by network protocols such as the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Using the data transfer potentialities of FTP users can upload…
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