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The extremely popular general purpose language for web development.
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The extremely popular general purpose language for web development.
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LEARN MOREMicrosoft's framework making it possible to build dynamic websites.
LEARN MOREPHP is a server-side HTML embedded scripting language. It provides users with a complete suite of tools for developing dynamic websites.
LEARN MOREAppropriately short for PHP Next Generation, PHPng is a new brand of PHP development. It is the basis for PHP 7, which loads pages up to twice as fast compared to PHP 5.6.
LEARN MOREIonCube protects your software by encrypting PHP scripts from being viewed and changed. It compiles bytecode before encoding so source code is eliminated and runtime overheads are reduced.
LEARN MOREPerl is a high-level and general-purpose programming language often used for building web applications. While not an official acronym, Perl is often known as "Practical Extraction and Reporting Language".
LEARN MOREPython is a popular, general-purpose and high-level programming language. It gives developers the ability to work fast and more effectively integrate languages.
LEARN MORERuby is a dynamic programming language designed for simplicity and productivity. Ruby's has a particularly elegant syntax making it easy for its users to write code.
LEARN MORENode.js is a cross platform environment designed for networking and server-side applications. Node.js makes it easy to build lightweight, real-time applications.
LEARN MOREApache is the world's most used web server software. Apache is available for a wide variety of operating systems including Unix, FreeBSD, Linux and more.
LEARN MORENginx is a free HTTP server and reverse proxy. It is focused on performance, stability and low resource use. With additional code, nginx is compatible with most platforms like WordPress.
LEARN MORETomcat is an application server that executes Java servlets for web pages that have Java Server Page coding. Tomcat is developed and maintained by Apache.
LEARN MOREZend Server is a PHP distribution stack offered by Zend Technologies. Zend Server's goals include offering developers the very best in productivity, performance, scalability and reliability.
LEARN MORELinux is a Unix-like operating system. It has a well earned reputation of being both a very efficient and high performance OS. There are multiple distributions of Linux, each with their own software options.
LEARN MORELAMP is an acronym for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (Perl or Python). LAMP is a web stack that uses each of these solutions and is the perfect choice for development of high performance web applications and web sites.
LEARN MOREGentoo is the Linux distribution that allows you to configure your system exactly how you want it. It uses Portage package management for an intuitive way to install packages via source code.
LEARN MOREFedora is one of the most innovative Linux distributions. Use the yum utility to easily add new software from package repositories or individual packages files to your VPS.
LEARN MORESlackware is a Linux distribution focused on providing its users with both simplicity and stability. Slackware is the oldest actively maintained distribution of Linux, yet remains quite popular.
LEARN MORECentOS is a Linux distribution short for Community ENTerprise Operating System. CentOS provides what most have come to expect from an enterprise distribution, but is still open source while running only the most stable software packages.
LEARN MOREDebian's close attention to detail means you can expect a distribution of top quality, reliability, and scalability. Debian has quite the learning curve for many developers, but it provides a proven platform for running your web applications.
LEARN MOREEvolved from Debian, Ubuntu is one of the most stable and customizable Linux distributions. Ubuntu is especially stable because it is a fast changing distribution with around two updated releases each year.
LEARN MORESVN (or Subversion) manages the changes to your files and directories over time. This makes it easy to recover older versions and examine how they have changed over time.
LEARN MOREShort for Concurrent Versions System, CVS keeps track of the work and all changes to a set of files. This makes it easy for developers working in a team environment to collaborate on the files.
LEARN MOREGit is a source code management system designed to handle both your small and large projects. Git is easy to learn and its tiny footprint ensures that you'll get speedy performance.
LEARN MOREMercurial is a Python-based content management tool. It efficiently handles projects of all sizes and its intuitive interface makes it a user-friendly solution.
LEARN MORESecure Shell (SSH) allows you to to log into another computer over a network, perform commands in a remote machine and to transfer your files among machines. SSH access is always free at A2 Hosting!
LEARN MOREA cron schedules a command or script to run automatically on your server at a specified time. A cron job is the actual task you have scheduled. Cron jobs are most often used to automate repetitive tasks.
LEARN MOREcURL is an abbreviation for Client for URLs. cURL provides developers with an excellent command line tool and library used for transferring your data with URL syntax.
LEARN MOREShort for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, WebDAV allows for editing sites over HTTP and HTTPS connections. WebDAV offers additional security options compared to FTP.
LEARN MOREAsterisk is a software implementation of a telephone PBX. It allows telephones to make calls to one another, and to connect to other telephone services like PSTN and VoIP.
LEARN MOREFTP is an abbreviation for file transfer protocol. FTP is a standard networking protocol that is used for transferring your files between your computer and a server on a network.
LEARN MORECodiad is a lightweight, web-based IDE. Codiad encourages faster development because there isn't the large overhead found with larger desktop editor alternatives.
LEARN MOREJoget Workflow is a platform designed for building enterprise level applications. It adds workflows to automate processes and ultimately increase development speed.
LEARN MOREphpDocumentor automatically parses your PHP source code and in turn generates a readable API and documentation in a number of different formats including PDF, HMTL and CHM.
LEARN MOREForm Tools makes it easy for you to build attractive looking, single or multiple page forms for display on your website entirely within its interface. Form Tools users don't even need programming knowledge!
LEARN MOREMonsta is a lightweight file transfer protocol software solution used for the easy management of files on your server. Just drag your files from your desktop to your browser to add them to your server.
LEARN MOREASP.NET is a Microsoft created framework designed to help develop dynamic websites, applications and services. It is the next generation of Active Server Page (ASP).
LEARN MOREActive Server Pages (ASP) is Microsoft's server side script engine used for creating dynamically generated sites. ASP is primarily known as Classic ASP at it has been replaced mostly by ASP.NET.
LEARN MORE.NET is a Microsoft platform designed for developing applications. NET includes libraries and tools that make it easier, faster and more convenient for developers to create their applications.
LEARN MOREInternet Information Services (IIS) is a Microsoft web server. IIS gets HTTP requests from clients and delivers HTTP responses with content to the client's browser.
LEARN MOREAn extension of Microsoft's .NET framework for creating powerful apps. MVC is an alternative to traditional ASP.NET development by splitting the layers into a model, view and controller.
LEARN MORESilverlight is a plugin that delivers next generation .NET web applications and media experiences. Silverlight integrates with your existing apps with support for C#, VB and AJAX.
LEARN MOREOur Windows Hosting takes place on a high powered Windows server and comes optimized for the best and most popular development software including ASP, ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server.
LEARN MORE.NET Core is a high performance and lightweight platform used for developing web services and applications. .It is cross platform so you can run your developed apps on Linux, Windows and macOS.
LEARN MORERails is a Ruby based development framework designed to make it both quicker and easier to create web applications or websites. Ruby On Rails strives to be a time saving solution by simplifying repetitive tasks.
LEARN MOREJava is a mature programming language launched in 1995. Java is often used to describe a number of technologies, including JavaServer Pages, Tomcat and JavaScript, all of which are available to be hosted at A2 Hosting.
LEARN MORELiferay is a powerful, open source portal framework that can help you build your site quickly. Liferay is highly customizable and offers an easy to use drag and drop interface.
LEARN MOREWindows Server is the series of Microsoft operating systems designed for powering hosting, networking, databases and much more. Windows Server ultimately helps give you the ability to host your website in a Windows environment.
LEARN MOREXMS is a framework and visual web development solution all based on XML. XMS opens up a number of fresh methods for you to utilize your data.
LEARN MOREphp.JS helps to facilitate the use of PHP functions within JavaScript. It brings the higher level functions used in PHP to lower level JavaScript platforms.
LEARN MOREFusio is a platform designed to help you develop and manage your REST APIs. You'll get everything needed to develop your API from multiple data sources quickly.
LEARN MOREFTP Today is a solution that specializes in providing you with secure file transfers through its highly customizable control panel. You'll have unique upload and download settings.
LEARN MORESonarQube is a solution that will continuously inspect your code to ensure quality. It supports a number of popular languages including PHP, C, Python, JavaScript, and many more.
LEARN MOREFormerly known as PhoneGap, Apache Cordova is a platform for developing mobile apps using HTML5, JavaScript and CSS. You no longer have to rely on platform specific APIs.
LEARN MOREUserSpice is a PHP management framework designed to be your starting point for any projects that require a login. UserSpice handles your password management, user groups, account creation and more.
LEARN MORELighttpd is a standards compliant server with a clear focus speed. Lighttpd features a small memory footprint, a number of performance optimizations and a low CPU load.
LEARN MORESolr is a Java-based search platform written by Apache. Solr is loaded with features including the ability to perform full text searches, offers real-time search indexes and highlights for your hits.
LEARN MOREGo is a programming language designed to make it as easy, fast and reliable as possible to design sites and software. Go was developed by Google in the tradition of Algol and C.
LEARN MOREScala is a general purpose, object-oriented programming language that is an acronym for "scalable language". Scala runs on Java virtual machine allowing Scala and Java can be seamlessly integrated.
LEARN MOREErlang is a programming language that allows develops to create large, scalable and real-time solutions that require high availability. Erlang is particularly popular in eCommerce, banking and telecommunication industries.
LEARN MOREGroovy is a Java-based, dynamic and object-oriented programming language by Apache. Groovy with integrate seamlessly with your Java programs and offer high powered features like scripting.
LEARN MOREClojure is a programming language that provides seamless Java integration and powerful features coordinating state changes in a consistent manner. Clojure offers a Lisp-based syntax that is easy to learn and use.
LEARN MOREElasticsearch is a Lucene powered search engine. Elasticsearch is developed in Java featuring enterprise-grade and easy scalability allowing you to make fast searches.
LEARN MOREOpenBD is an abbreviation for Open BlueDragon. OpenBD is a ColdFusion Markup Language solution that is much like Adobe's ColdFusion. OpenBD handles the heavy lifting of developing sites and web-based services.
LEARN MORERailo is a Java-based, server solution making it easier to develop dynamic websites and applications. Use Railo to deploy your CFML applications across a number of platforms.
LEARN MOREJBoss is an application server created by Red Hat that makes it easier and more efficient to build your infrastructure and applications. Use JBoss to launch your Java EE programs with ease.
LEARN MOREWildFly is the application server solution formerly known as JBoss. WildFly is versatile and lightweight making it easier than ever to make fantastic applications.
LEARN MORESinatra is a Ruby-based, cross platform domain specific language. Sinatra helps you develop powerful web applications efficiently and with as minimal effort as possible.
LEARN MORETorqueBox provides a comprehensive environment built with JBoss and JRuby. It is a Ruby-based application platform supporting popular solutions including Sinatra and Rails.
LEARN MOREGlassFish is a Java-based application server that is versatile, has a small footprint and is production ready. Developers can create applications that are both scalable and portable with GlassFish.
LEARN MORESphinx is a comprehensive search server developed specifically for high performance. Sphinx users get the advantage of highly relevant searches and ease of use.
LEARN MOREjFrog Artifactory is a universal, enterprise-level Artifact Repository Manager solution complete with support for software using any technology or language.
LEARN MOREZooKepper is an Apache-developed solution. It provides a hierarchical key-value storage designed for largely distributed systems, synchronization services and finally distribution configuration services.
LEARN MOREJetty is a Java web server most commonly used for machine to machine communication in larger development frameworks. Jetty supports HTTP/2, WebSocket, OSGi, JMX and a number of other integrations.
LEARN MORETomEE is an Apache-developed JavEE application server. Pronounced as "Tommy", it offers a small footprint, but is high powered and offers rich tooling.
LEARN MOREmcrypt is an alternative to the Unix crypt command. mcrypt improves upon its predecessor with additional algorithms including Libmcrypt and AES.
LEARN MOREOpenLDAP is an open source version of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). It is a non-relational database used for accessing data, but not writing it.
LEARN MOREBind used more than any other DNS software solution and is an abbreviation for Berkeley Internet Name Domain. BIND allows you to resolve DNS queries for your visitors.
LEARN MORELEMP is a variation of the traditional LAMP stack featuring Linux, MySQL, PHP and NGINX in place of Apache. NGINX offers a speed enhanced alternative compared to Apache.
LEARN MORELLMP is a stack platform featuring Linux, MySQL, PHP and Lighttpd as a replacement for Apache in a traditional LAMP stack. LLMP is an option used for users looking for a high performance and reliable foundation.
LEARN MOREjRuby is a high speed, fully threaded and reliable Java implementation of Ruby. jRuby offer developers integrated Rails, Rake, RubyGems and RSPec support.
LEARN MOREVirgo is an eclipse-RT developed Java application server that is fully module-based. Virgo was designed to be flexible while running your enterprise-level Java applications with a high level of dependability.
LEARN MOREPure-FTPd is a standard conforming and highly secure FTP server daemon. Pure-FTPd isn't bogged down with features but rather is focused on being an efficient and intuitive FTP solution.
LEARN MOREYou don't need to learn coding or hire a developer any long to build your mobile app. Do it yourself in a matter of minutes with ease using Mobincube.
LEARN MOREnet2ftp is a web-based FTP solution. Restricted connections, archiving, extracting and downloading files and archives are just a few of the most used net2ftp features.
LEARN MOREKVM is a virtualization infrastructure solution that can turn kernels into hypervisors. This allows the host machine to power a number of isolated virtual machines (VMs).
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LEARN MOREDrush is a command, shell-based solution used to edit and manage Drupal websites. Drush makes updating Drupal site modules particularly easy.
LEARN MOREComposer is a PHP application-level package management solution. Composer gives you the ability to declare the libraries your development project relies upon while installing and updating them for you.
LEARN MOREJSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a subset of JavaScript. It is a data interchange used, to send structured data over a network.
LEARN MOREYarn is a secure, high performing and reliable node.js dependency management solution. Every downloaded package is cached, so it will never need to be downloaded again.
LEARN MOREDocker makes it easy to create, deploy and use applications through the use of containers. Containers allows you to package and all the features an applications needs as a single package.
LEARN MOREGitLab is a version control solution that makes it easy to work with your web development team. Just some of the features included are milestones, issues and even line-by-line code reviews.
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At A2 Hosting, your account comes packed with current versions of the most popular developer software. This includes software we use ourselves, along with anything our customers have requested. We've listed the most popular tools below including PHP and MySQL. If we listed everything included in your account, the page would be go on and on...
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Since our launch in 2003, providing our customers with the best versions of the most popular (and some not so popular) development software has always been one of our biggest goals. We were one of the first hosts to offer PHP 5 and we've followed that up by being one of the first PHP 7 Hosting providers. PHP isn't the only script we support though. We also offer top-notch Perl, Python and Ruby Hosting with performance tuned databases. Want a bug tracking system or need to install a framework? We've got you covered there as well.
Offering you the best development resources wouldn't mean much though if our service was slow. Luckily that's not something you have to worry about at A2 Hosting. All of your development projects come hosted on our fine-tuned, blazing fast SwiftServer platform. After all, our motto is "Our Speed. Your Success".
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