Macromedia Shockwave is a form of animation that is created using Macromedia Director. Using this program you can create complex and interesting animations combining sound, graphics and text. Flash also made by Macromedia is a similar product that lets you make animations. You can have your flash and director creations play in real time on your web page.
PHP with Caching*
PHP is an advanced server side scripting language that can be embedded into HTML which eliminates the need for a CGI-Bin directory and separate executable files. PHP is similar in syntax to JavaScript, and does not require optional components to perform advanced tasks, as does ASP. PHP scripts can be placed in any directory within your domain and can connect to a database. We are running the latest version of PHP with all the common PHP extensions such as ImageMagick and XSLT installed! We also utilize Zend Optimizer.
Perl
Perl is an interpreted language optimized for scanning arbitrary text files, extracting information from those text files, and printing reports based on that information. It's a derivation from C programming language and to a lesser extent from sed, awk, the Unix shell, and at least a dozen other tools and languages. Perl's process, file, and text manipulation facilities make it particularly well-suited for tasks involving quick prototyping, system utilities, software tools, system management tasks, database access, graphical programming, networking, and world wide web programming.
Perl Modules & Installs
Perl is arguably the most popular scripting language for the web and consequently. There are thousands of modules that have been written to work with it. Our servers are always updated with the most popular perl modules.
Server Side Includes
You can use server-side include (SSI) directives to include text, graphics, or application information into a Web page just before sending content to the browser. SSI can be used to include, for example, a time/date stamp, a copyright notice, or a form for a customer to fill out and return. Including a file is an easy way to incorporate text or graphics that is repeated in many files. Rather than typing the information into every file, you use a simple statement that instructs the Web server to insert the file.
Pre-Installed CGI Scripts
Adding interactivity to your website is easy with the pre-installed cgi scripts we include in every account. The scripts give you the option to add cool features to your webpage including the ability to add forms, counters and even a site search engine without any previous programming experience. Setup is easy through your control panel.
Free Java Chatroom
All accounts come bundled with a Web-Based Java Chatroom. The robust chat application is written entirely in Java and allows you to setup an Internet chatroom for your users. Now users coming to your site can interact with your other site visitors! Start your own online community! The program supports an unlimited number of users in as many rooms as you wish to create. Visitors in the room can create chat rooms on the fly, and a scroll protection feature prevents people from abusive usage. It is very advanced and has private message support and customizable login, logout messages, and the ability to customize your chatroom.
MX Record Changes
Your hosting account's MX record specifies how mail addressed to your domain is to be handled. By default, your mail is handled by our mail servers and distributed according to your Email Settings. Some users may wish to have mail handled by a remote mail server (e.g. Everyone.net). In such instances, the MX record can be changed such that all mail addressed to your domain is redirected to the remote server. This service is exclusive and free to all customers.
WWW and Non-WWW Access
A non-WWW domain name means that your Web site will appear in Web browsers whether someone types "www.mydomain.com" or "just "mydomain.com". For example, users can leave out "www" and just type your domain name in their browsers and they will still be able to access your site. This often increases traffic to your site, by giving you a second (and more simplified) domain name-with no extra InterNIC charges. Your regular domain name (www.mydomain.com) does not get affected and will not be changed and will still function normally.
MySQL Database
MySQL is a relational database management system. The same statement is true of large systems such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. If you are looking to step up from using Microsoft Access files, but aren't ready for the financial investment of one of the big two databases, then MySQL offers you a great middle ground. Many companies and individuals have started using MySQL for the development of their web projects and then never switched over to one of the larger databases because MySQL performed well enough that an upgrade was never needed. In fact, benchmarks on the MySQL web site show that MySQL outperforms SQL Server on just about every possible test.
