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There are a few options available for web hosting.  
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There are a few rules which govern what you can put in your website on VT hosting services:
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# You must comply with the [http://www.policies.vt.edu/acceptableuse.php VT Acceptable Use Policy]
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# You may ''not'' run a business of any kind.  This means you can not sell anything using VT web services.
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# You may ''not'' put questionable / objectionable things up (e.g., pornography)
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# You may ''not'' violate copyrights.  No file sharing through VT web services.
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==Faculty Personal Sites==
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You can request a personal site on VT Hosting or ECE Hosting.
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VT Hosting URL's can be one of the following
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# www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/NAME
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# www.ece.vt.edu/NAME (redirects to www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/NAME
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# www.NAME.ece.vt.edu
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ECE Hosting URL's can be one of the following
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# filebox.ece.vt.edu/~NAME
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# www.NAME.ece.vt.edu
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We generally recommend VT hosting. Please create a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket] and provide the desired domain name and hosting option for more information.
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==ECE Course site==
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ECE courses can be hosted by either VT Hosting or ECE Hosting
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We generally recommend VT hosting. Please create a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket] and provide the desired domain name and hosting option for more information.
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VT Hosting URL
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www.courses.ece.vt.edu/ece####
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ECE Hosting URL
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filebox.ece.vt.edu/~ece###
  
 
==VT Hosting==
 
==VT Hosting==
We generally recommend VT Hosting for your web hosting needs. They support standard html/php/mysql websites, with the ability to give granular (page or folder specific) permissions to any VT PID, and have a dedicated team in case of problems.
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We generally recommend VT Hosting for your website. They support standard html/php/mysql websites, with the ability to give granular (file or folder specific) permissions to any VT PID, and have a dedicated team in case of problems.
  
 
More information can be found here: https://computing.vt.edu/content/quick-start-web-hosting-service
 
More information can be found here: https://computing.vt.edu/content/quick-start-web-hosting-service
  
To request an ECE domain name for VT Hosting, create a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket] and provide the desired domain name (something.ece.vt.edu)
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To request an ECE domain name for your group on VT Hosting, create a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket] and provide the desired ECE domain name (www.XYZ.ece.vt.edu)
  
 
==ECE Hosting==
 
==ECE Hosting==
  
We also provide the ability to host your individual or research group webpages on our web server, and also support html/php/mysql websites.  
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We also provide the ability to host your individual or research group webpages on our web server, and we also support html/php/mysql websites.  
  
 
If you have an [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts ECE account], you will find a directory called "public_html" in your [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/Using_the_CVL home directory]. Any html or php pages you put in this directory will be available publicly on the internet as:
 
If you have an [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts ECE account], you will find a directory called "public_html" in your [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/Using_the_CVL home directory]. Any html or php pages you put in this directory will be available publicly on the internet as:
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If you require a unique domain name for your website instead, please submit a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket]. Domain names can be anything.ece.vt.edu. We will point the domain name to your ECE account public_html folder.  
 
If you require a unique domain name for your website instead, please submit a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket]. Domain names can be anything.ece.vt.edu. We will point the domain name to your ECE account public_html folder.  
 
There are a few rule which govern what you can put in your website:
 
 
# You must comply with the [http://www.policies.vt.edu/acceptableuse.php VT Acceptable Use Policy]
 
# You may ''not'' run a business of any kind.  This means, you can not sell things using VT's provided web service.
 
# You may ''not'' put questionable / objectionable things up.  No pornography.
 
# You may ''not'' violate copyrights.  No file sharing through VT's provided web service.
 
  
 
==Related Articles==
 
==Related Articles==
  
 
* How to [[password lock a web page]]
 
* How to [[password lock a web page]]

Revision as of 16:50, 20 August 2015

There are a few rules which govern what you can put in your website on VT hosting services:

  1. You must comply with the VT Acceptable Use Policy
  2. You may not run a business of any kind. This means you can not sell anything using VT web services.
  3. You may not put questionable / objectionable things up (e.g., pornography)
  4. You may not violate copyrights. No file sharing through VT web services.

Contents

Faculty Personal Sites

You can request a personal site on VT Hosting or ECE Hosting.

VT Hosting URL's can be one of the following

  1. www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/NAME
  2. www.ece.vt.edu/NAME (redirects to www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/NAME
  3. www.NAME.ece.vt.edu

ECE Hosting URL's can be one of the following

  1. filebox.ece.vt.edu/~NAME
  2. www.NAME.ece.vt.edu

We generally recommend VT hosting. Please create a ticket and provide the desired domain name and hosting option for more information.

ECE Course site

ECE courses can be hosted by either VT Hosting or ECE Hosting

We generally recommend VT hosting. Please create a ticket and provide the desired domain name and hosting option for more information.


VT Hosting URL www.courses.ece.vt.edu/ece####

ECE Hosting URL filebox.ece.vt.edu/~ece###

VT Hosting

We generally recommend VT Hosting for your website. They support standard html/php/mysql websites, with the ability to give granular (file or folder specific) permissions to any VT PID, and have a dedicated team in case of problems.

More information can be found here: https://computing.vt.edu/content/quick-start-web-hosting-service

To request an ECE domain name for your group on VT Hosting, create a ticket and provide the desired ECE domain name (www.XYZ.ece.vt.edu)

ECE Hosting

We also provide the ability to host your individual or research group webpages on our web server, and we also support html/php/mysql websites.

If you have an ECE account, you will find a directory called "public_html" in your home directory. Any html or php pages you put in this directory will be available publicly on the internet as:

https://filebox.ece.vt.edu/~<eceAccount>

OR

https://computing.ece.vt.edu/~<eceAccount>

where <eceAccount> is your ECE account name.

  • Note: this is the tilda character "~" followed by your account name without the "< >" characters.

If you require a unique domain name for your website instead, please submit a ticket. Domain names can be anything.ece.vt.edu. We will point the domain name to your ECE account public_html folder.

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