Uploading your site can be done in many ways, but the most popular is FTP. When your hosting account was created, you should have been provided with an FTP account. Using software such as CuteFTP or WS_FTP, you can log into your host. Then, using the program like a normal windows program, you can drag and drop files onto your web host. These files become live online instantaneously.

There are other ways to upload your site such as using SSH or uploading files through your browser.

Flash is a client side feature - it runs on the user's computer, not on your web host. As long as the user's browser has the correct plugin installed, it will run on their computer.

These are all programming languages which are referred to by their acronyms.

PHP - PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
ASP - Active Server Pages
Perl - not an acronym
Each programming language has its own benefits and uses. It is best that you research on your own to find one that best fits your needs.

MySQL and MS SQL are database systems. Depending on what your host provides, you can use a database to organize your data.

There are a few things that need to be cleared in terms of terminology:

* Hits - this simply refers to the number of 'elements' loaded on your site. If one page has five images in it, viewing that page once adds 6 hits (one page + five images).
* Impressions - the number of times all the pages on your site are seen (also simply called pageviews). Impressions are sometimes referred to as 'hits' which can cause confusion
* Uniques - the number of people that visited your site

So to clarify, if I visit your website, look at two pages, and each page has 5 images on it, then your stats increase by one unique, two page views, and 12 hits.

Tracking on your site can be either done server-side or remotely. With server-side statistics, log files are used to generate visitor information. This is usually much more accurate than remotely hosted solutions. In such cases, you usually have to add some javascript to your site. This javascript is then used to track visitor data.

If your host provides it (and many do), server-side statistics are a good solution. Otherwise, companies like Site Meter can be used to remotely track your visitors.

Frontpage is a Microsoft page creation tool that requires special server extensions to function properly. Normally all hosts support FrontPage 98, 2000, & 2002 on server.

The easiest way to transfer files to your site is to use a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) utility. Often, FTP clients are bundled with your Internet service provider package.

Your FTP username and password will be sent to you in your email. After you connect to the FTP server, you can directly access the directory containing your files by entering the File Manager. You'll be able to see the files in your directory, as well as edit them, delete them, rename them, and more.

Files must be transferred to the web server via File Transport Protocol (FTP) or Telnet.