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Perl
Abbreviated from Practical Extraction and Reporting Language, an open
source server side programming language used for web scripts and to
handle informaton passed through the Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
from HTML forms etc.
PHP
PHP is a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language
that lets you create dynamic web pages. PHP-enabled web pages are
treated just like regular HTML pages and you can create and edit them
the same way you normally c reate regular HTML pages. Click here to visit our PHP Showcase.
Podcast
A name coined in 2004, combining the words: "iPod" and "broadcasting."
It is a method of publishing files, such as audio programs or music
videos, to the Internet. Users subscribe to and receive these files
through automatic feeds for playback on mobile devices and personal
computers. To read more on Podcasting click here.
POP3
Short for Post Office Protocol, POP3 is used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server.
Pure-FTPd
A free, highly secure and standard FTP Server. Running on multiple
platforms, it's easy to use, efficient, stable and can be compiled and
can run on GNU/Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, Tru64, Darwin,
Irix and HP-UX.
