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Who can get web space on community.wvu.edu?
WVU (Morgantown, PSC and WVU Tech) students, staff and faculty are eligible for web space on Get Started with Community Web Hosting.
Are Are student organizations allowed space?
Yes, but not on this web server. Digital Services offers space (50MB) on http://www.wvu.edu for for student organizations and special University-recognized events and projects who need web space. You will need to fill out the site registration form to request a website in Slate. A website will be created after the form is approved.
What What do I need to get started?
As long as If you have have an active Login account, you can use a SFTP software to connect to http://sftp.community.wvu.edu and and upload your web contentconen. For additional instructionsinructions, view the Get the Get Started with Community Web Hosting articleHosting article.
What can I use my site for?
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All pages must follow the IT Standards Policies and Procedures. Any violation may be subject to access termination or legal preceding.Already have a Get Started with Community Web Hosting web space? Review the FAQ for using your web space.
What is my URL/Webpage address?
Your URL (webpage address) will be in the form of http://community.wvu.edu/~USERNAME/. For example, if your username was jmd000 your URL would be http://community.wvu.edu/~jmd000/.
Can I change my URL/Webpage address?
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The default file for your website must be named either index.html or index.htm. It must also be in all lower caselowercase letters. If you do not have either of those files, then when you go to the website without specifying a file name, you will receive a 404 error that the site can not be found , or a 403 error that you are forbidden to look at the website.
How do I transfer files to my Web Space?
View the Get the Get Started with Community Web Hosting articleHosting article.
Will my website show up in browser searches?
The WVU search engine (https://search.wvu.edu/) will not index any pages on the Get Started with Community Web Hosting serverserver. However other search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) on the Internet will be able to "crawl" your site and index it.
Are Are there scripting languages that aren't supported on the community.wvu.edu server?
Activer Active Server Pages (ASP), CGI Scripts, PHP and Server Side Includes (SSI) are not supported. There is no plan to support them in the future.
How How long will my page be active after I leave WVU?
For faculty and staff, your web space will be active for about a day or two after you leave WVU. For students, your web space will be around for about 10 days after the end of the last semester you were active.
What What if I need assistance?
If you need additional assistance, click here to open a ticket with submit a ticket to the ITS Service Desk. ITS will provide support to ensure your account works, your SFTP client is configured correctly, and the server is working correctly. ITS will not, however, help create websites or complete assignments.