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UW Technology provides a suite of Web servers for use by the UW community. This Web site provides an online manual for creating and publishing Web pages on these Web servers.
Getting Started
Getting Started
Find a Web server to host your Web site, create your
initial home page, and learn about HTML and Web authoring
tools.
Web Training and Design Services
Need help with Web design or training? Check out resources available on
the UW campus.
Popular Application Instructions
Using MySQL
Install a MySQL server, required by many web applications
and handy for building your own.
Installing
WordPress
Install WordPress and start a blog. (requires MySQL)
Installing Wikis
Install a wiki for collaborative documentation.
Installing Drupal
How to install Drupal on your UW Web Publishing account.
Intermediate-Level Website Management
Using HTML Authoring
Tools
Learn more about using common tools for creating and
managing Web sites: Dreamweaver, GoLive, FrontPage,
etc.
Setting Unix Permissions
For Web Pages
Learn how to fix incorrect Unix permissions for Web
pages.
Controlling
Access
Control who can access your Web pages using UW NetID
authentication, basic password protection, or host-based
restrictions. Encrypt information using SSL.
Web Publishing Discussion Board
Discuss web publishing ideas, problems, applications and
systems with other users.
Creating a Google Search Page
For Your Site
Create a site-specific Google search page in a matter of
minutes.
Tracking Usage
Track hits to your Web site. Determine what Web sites link
to yours. Generate statistics and reports based on your
personal log file data.
Custom Error
Messages
How to create custom "File Not Found" and other error
messages for your Web site.
Redirecting Visitors to a
New Location
How to redirect visitors to a new Web site location.
URL Forwarding and Masking Services
Associate a custom domain name (e.g. www.domain.org) with your
Web site in order to advertise a short, relevant Web address.
Advanced-Level Web Programming
Server Side Includes
How to use SSI's on UW Web servers.
Using CGI Programs
Tips for developing your own CGI programs and processing
forms.
PHP Hypertext
Preprocessor
The popular server-side scripting language is
supported.
Using Ruby on
Rails
How to start a Rails application and get it working on the
web.
