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Title:
Web publishing: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Synopsis:
Web Publishing: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The URL for this page is: www.princeton.edu/webpublishing.

Solution:
The recommended software to develop personal web pages at Princeton is Macromedia Dreamweaver. It is available on all OIT Cluster computers as well as on all DeSC computers. Dreamweaver can be purchased from OIT Software Sales. Training in the use of Dreamweaver is available in OIT Training classes, and OIT's New Media Center can assist users with Dreamweaver development.

Dreamweaver can also be used to develop database-driven web applications, and OIT supports a number of web servers which can host such applications (see Web Application Development below). The OIT Departmental Application Services (DAS) group of OIT can be contracted to build such applications.

The recommended software to create University departmental and organization websites is the Roxen Web Content Management System. This system is supported by the OIT Web Development Services Group, which provides training on Roxen as well as contract design and development services.

Development of the core University website and its associated pages is managed by the Office of Communications. You should contact this office if you are contemplating changes or additions to University core pages.

Web Page Development:

Web Application Development:

How to create personal web pages
Faculty, staff and students interested in publishing personal web pages (created in Dreamweaver or other web editor) should use the public_html directory in their personal folder on the Central File Server. For more information about using the Central File Server see Solution 5286. It's easy to map your Central File Server personal folder as your H: drive, and save your web pages to the public_html folder within. For this service, intended for public static web pages, there is no charge. The WebScript application environment is also available for publishing dynamic personal pages. If you find that your H: drive does not have a public_html folder, please see Solution 3502. Mac OS X users should see Solution 9847 for specific instructions on publishing to their public_html folder. OIT's New Media Center can assist users in developing personal web pages.

How to create office and department web pages
OIT provides the Roxen WCMS as a website publishing service to University departments and programs. The OIT Web Development Services Group provides standardized and custom design/application development services for Roxen websites. If you would like to initiate a web project using Roxen, send e-mail to roxen@princeton.edu. This is a service offered at varying levels. Departments who desire a basic template-based site can obtain a site free of charge. WDS also offers custom, contracted design and application development services at a rate of $50 per hour. For more information see: Solution 9946.

How to create course web pages
Professors interested in putting their academic course web pages on Blackboard should see: Solution 3704.

How to create student organization and team web pages
Undergraduate and graduate student organizations as well as sports teams and clubs can request an OIT account for their organization's home page and e-mail address. For more information on creating the account, see: Solution 3076. To publish web pages, map the H: drive and save web pages to the public_html folder contained within. For this service, intended for public static web pages, there is no charge.

OIT Web and Server Hosting Levels

WebScript: The PHP/MySQL Learning Environment
WebScript is OIT’s scripting learning environment. WebScript provides a place to learn web scripting (PHP, Perl, etc.) on a Linux-based shared server, also known as a “LAMP” (Linux, Apache, mysql, PHP) environment. The service is offered as a “semi-production” facility at no charge, and is appropriate for students, clubs, and organizations. For more information see: Solution 9732.

WebLamp: Departmental PHP/MySQL Web Service
This small-scale, shared, development environment allows limited customization using a Linux-based shared server, also known as a “LAMP” (Linux, Apache, mysql, PHP) environment. WebLamp is appropriate for departments engaged in the business of the University. It is designed for small-scale database-driven web applications that have low network bandwidth requirements, and are not CPU-intensive. This system should not be used to build department home pages; departments should use Roxen for that purpose. To qualify for this free service, hosted web applications must be able to coexist on a shared server with many other departmental websites. Departments are responsible for their own web design and development work. For more information, see: Solution 9807.

OIT dotNET: Departmental .NET Web Service
This small-scale, shared, development environment enables departments to build web applications that interact with Microsoft SQLServer databases and/or Microsoft Access databases. It uses Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) web server, which supports application development environments and languages that use Microsoft's .NET technological foundation, such as Visual Studio, Microsoft SharePoint Designer, and CodeCharge. OIT's dotNET Service is appropriate for departments engaged in the business of the University. It is designed for small-scale web applications that have low network bandwidth requirements, and are not CPU-intensive. To qualify for this free service, hosted web applications must be able to coexist on a shared server with many other departmental websites. Departments are responsible for their own web design and development work. For more information, see: Solution 9900.

Dedicated Server Hosting Service
For departments requiring server administration assistance for large-scale, special-purpose software on a departmental Unix or Windows server, OIT offers dedicated server hosting. This service provides server administration and patching, backup and recovery, as well as performance monitoring services in an OIT-maintained, air-conditioned, and secured facility. This is a fee-based service. For more information about this physical web hosting facility, see: Solution 9656.
Last Updated:
October 30, 2009

Solution ID:
3406