In Web Analytics two terms are commonly used Dimension and Metrics. Both play an important role in analysis of web based data. Date is another term that is commonly used in Web analytics. This post discusses what role does date plays and in which category it falls - Dimension or Metric?
1 month 2 weeks ago
Static Website
A static website as the name suggest is a site where the content remains the same unless until it is manually updated by the developer or website administrator. Static websites offer significant advantages in terms of performance, security, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness. They are particularly well-suited for projects with fixed content, high traffic expectations, and a need for fast load times and reliability.
3 months ago
What is a Smart Device
Today in the era of electronics and connected systems and IoT becoming a common thing, the keyword "Smart" is being associated with a lot of devices.
Out of a lot of electronic devices and gadgets that we use do all of them fall under the criteria of a smart devices?
In this post we will try to understand the concept of a "Smart Device" and see a few examples of the same.
3 months ago
What is IoT
The term IoT refers to the network of physical devices like vehicles like cars and bikes, appliances like TV, Refrigerators, Air conditioners etc and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which allows these objects to connect and exchange data or control them remotely.
3 months ago
MySQL - Can a user create a database without 'create' privilege?
A strange behavior is noticed MySQL is that a user without create privileges can create a Database. This post discusses about the same whether it is a bug or feature.
As a developer of any (web based) application which uses MySQL/MariaDB, you should know that the admin account i.e. 'root' should not be used for every purpose.
3 months ago
Improving Drupal Performance
Drupal is one of the most loved opensource CMS/CMF. At the same time it is also famous for being huge. Whatever the case if you are running a site with Drupal you have to make sure that it performs well.
4 months ago
HTML and H1 to H6 - how to use
The HTML tags H1 to H6 are the most misused elements on the web. Primarily because the description about them is not clear. This post will try to clear the concept and usage of the tags properly.
4 months 2 weeks ago
Domain name and hosting
If you are planning to have a web presence today you have multiple way. You can utilize the social media, use existing advertisement site etc. But having your own website with a proper domain name give it a more reliable look.
To make you presence on the internet via a website the first thing you need to do is register a domain.
4 months 2 weeks ago
What is a website?
In this post I would like to break down the concept of a website with respect to a technical aspect. This will be helpful for web developer who plan to host or make websites.
4 months ago
API Example
This post is going to show the usage of a API with a simple example, if you want to know about API read this article first " Application Programming Interface. " https://www.opensourcecook.in/blog/post/api/application-programming-interface
4 months 3 weeks ago
Application Programming Interface
API stands for Application Programming Interface. What it essentially means is a way to communicate with a system or application (software) to do certain operation without using the default interface provided by that application of system.
5 months ago
What is a CMS?
A CMS can be considered as a platform that lets you build and edit your website without needing to have programming knowledge. These types of Content Management Systems which are specifically designed to run on web-server or are accessible over internet or intranet are called Web Content Management Systems.