Expertise
There are numerous platforms on which to develop sites, and many languages with which to create dynamic website features. This section outlines the key languages and technologies that Walshaw Internet Services specialises in.
Technology
A list of commonly used technology is provided below. Click on a term to learn more.
Tasks
A list of webmaster related tasks and duties that we can perform are listed below. Click on a task to learn more.
Unix/Linux Operating System – Web servers generally use either a Windows operating system or non-windows system such as Unix or Linux. The choice of system dictates the technology that a website can employ. We specialise in Linux/Unix servers and the cPanel web hosting platform. An article comparing Windows and Unix can be found here.
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(X)HTML – HTML is the markup language that most websites are written in. It is used to format the information displayed to visitors.
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PHP – PHP is one of the world’s most popular scripting languages. It enables the creation of dynamic website features such as online forms, search functions and shopping carts. Walshaw Internet Services operates as a qualified Zend PHP 5 Engineer.
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MySQL – MySQL is the world’s most popular open source database management system. When PHP and MySQL are employed in tandem, virtually every dynamic site feature is possible.
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CSS – Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) control the overall look and formatting of a web site. They support far more advanced formatting options than HTML. They also enable a centralized control of a template design.
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JavaScript – JavaScript is a programming language that is employed to create dynamic client-side website features, such as form validation prior to submission.
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Ajax – Ajax is shorthand for ‘Asynchronous JavaScript and XML’. Ajax enables a web page to interact with the server in the background, without interrupting the user’s interaction with the loaded page.
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Flash – Flash enables webmasters to create dynamic web presentations, banners, and menus. The downside of Flash is it requires that visitors have the appropriate software pre-downloaded in order to view it. For this reason, we only recommended its use for projects where presentation is of the up most importance.
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WordPress – WordPress is a PHP/MySQL powered content management system (CMS). It is typically used as a blog publishing application, and is the world’s most popular CMS today.
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Zen Cart Shopping Carts – Zen Cart is a free shopping cart software package. It comes complete with a highly functional administrative center to manage the store.
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Domain Name Administration – The purchase and registration of new domain names, as well as renewing names. It also involves parking domains and pointing each domain name to the correct DNS servers.
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Email Account Administration – The creation and maintenance of email addresses for a domain name. This involves setting up email accounts for POP3 and IMAP access, and creating forwarding accounts, where needed.
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Web Hosting Administration – All aspects of hosting administration, including setting up the control panel features, creating databases and setting up database privileges, as well as setting FTP permissions.
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Web Promotion – Search engine submission and optimization, including Google Page Rank optimization. Walshaw Internet Services can also manage advertising budgets, and make use of Google Adwords, Yahoo! Overture, etc.
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