A Secure Socket Layer usually abbreviated as SSL a digital certificate that encrypts data exchanged between a web browser and a web server. SSL Certificates normally allows private and sensitive data to be transmitted without interferences from third parties. An SSL Certificate usually contains the following data: – Certificate holder’s name, serial number and expiration …
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Domain Name Server usually abbreviated as DNS is the system used to convert word-based addresses of systems to their corresponding numerical IP address (Internet Protocol). For example https://www.truehost.co.ke to its equivalent IP Address (192.185.2.39).The translation of word based addresses to their corresponding IP addresses is important since that’s what computers use to identify each other …
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.htacess is a filed used by Apache Web server software to effect various configurations to the directory where it is located. It is a hidden file in unix based systems (since its name starts with a dot), and is placed in the root of the directory in which it is supposed to alter the configurations …
TrueHost Kenya offers unique and competitive web hosting and domain registration services. Coupled with excellent customer service, this attracts a number of people who want to move from their current hosting companies, to TrueHost Kenya. So, after moving your web hosting services to TrueHost Kenya, you need to transfer your files from your previous hosting …
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Subdomain Subdomain refers an address for an independent website, a website with its own files away from the main or the primary domain files. Sub-domains are usually named as a subset if the primary domain i.e. Subdomain.primarydomain.com It usually replaces www within the main domain. Remember main/primary domain stores its files within the www directory. …
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