When you sign up for Coventry.Domains, you get space on a Web host that is associated with the project. There are a few things you need to know about the Web hosting that will make it easier to understand what you can do with your new space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coventry.domains uses a kind of Web server known as a LAMP server<\/strong>. \u201cLAMP\u201d is an acronym for the technology stack that is installed on the server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Generally, if you are using applications available to install by default through the Coventry.Domains server, you shouldn\u2019t need to worry about these technical details. All of the software that is available for installation (in cPanel) meets the technical requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re interested in finding\/installing another application (that isn\u2019t available through our automatic installer tool), then you\u2019ll have to be sure that the server can support it. To start with, you\u2019ll want to be sure that the Web application can run on a LAMP server. Check the technical requirements for the application to determine this. You\u2019ll also need to do some research about whether there are any additional services or modules required on the server. Some software may require components that aren\u2019t included in the default installation of the LAMP stack. In that case, contact us<\/a> with details about what you need, and we\u2019ll see what we can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Web server is the main computer that is associated with the Coventry.Domains hosting account. It\u2019s literally a computer, but it\u2019s a computer that has special software on it that allows it to be accessible via the Web. The files that run your applications, images or video you upload or any other files you upload into your Web space are stored on this server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to run, a Web server has an operating system installed and some kind of Web server software. The Coventry.Domains servers run the \u2018LINUX\u2018 operating system and an \u2018APACHE\u2018 Web server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the Web server, there is also an associated database server. This is another computer, but it is configured with software that allows it to host databases. It is also connected to your Web server so that your applications (hosted on the Web server) can retrieve data (from databases hosted on the database server).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Databases come in many varieties. The kind of database you can use for a Web application depends on the kind of software that\u2019s installed on the database server. The Coventry.Domains servers can run \u2018MYSQL\u2018 databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you install open-source software on your Web account, it is going to be written in a programming language. Your Web server has the software installed on it that allows it to understand different languages. If you install software that\u2019s written in a language that your Web server doesn\u2019t read, it won\u2019t work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Coventry.Domains server has the software installed on it that allows it to understand \u2018PHP\u2019, \u2018PERL\u2019, and \u2018PYTHON\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you take a look at all the descriptions above, you can determine that we are running what is known as a LAMP server for coventry.domains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Applications that are written for LAMP environments will, presumably, run on the server. However, some applications do require additional extensions or libraries that are not included, by default, in a LAMP environment. The applications you can install via Installatron (in cPanel) should work just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What makes LAMP environments special is that all of the component parts are open-source. Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, PERL, and PYTHON are all open-source programs or systems. Anyone can download them (for free) and install them. 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The Database Server<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Programming Language<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Add it Together: LAMP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n