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Can I transfer/share management of my cpanel?

Transfer cpanel to another since I’m leaving Stanford I’m leaving Stanford soon and my cpanel runs out group’s website, can I transfer ownership to another Stanford user?Yes, you can (i.e, you are leaving Stanford and have another team members to manage).   Please submit a ServiceNow support ticket for assistance and request that your cpanel be transferred to […]

Can I create a Form on Stanford Domains?

University IT provided Form Builder tools such as Google Forms, Qualtrics. We encourage you to use these two platforms since it is well integrated with our Single SignOn. If you have a WordPress website hosted on Stanford Domains, you can create Contact Forms, Event Forms, Questionnaire Forms easily with the WP Form, Ninja Form, or […]

How can i make a website available only to my students?

The Stanford Domains service is for Low Risk data. There is no need to protect your website. However, there are three different methods to protect your website contents: You can protect ALL your WordPress content (not a specific page) by installing OneLogin plugin (see What is Single SignOn article). Or, Have a link on your website pointing […]

What is Single SignOn?

Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication scheme that allows users to login with a single ID and password to more than one application. You login to su.domains with your Stanford SunetID, which is the same credential you used to login axess.stanford.edu. Stanford Domains is a service for Low Risk data.  There is no need to protect your website […]

What is my website name hosted on Stanford Domains?

When joining the Stanford Domains, you will be asked to pick a domain name for your website. Please see “Choosing A Domain Name” article for more information. Let say you picked a domain name called profX. All your website URLs will have the following format: profX.su.domains cs101.profX.su.domains econ101.profX.su.domains You can also request to have a […]

Getting Started with CGI

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is method of extending web server functionality by executing scripts on a Web server.  A common use of CGI is in form processing, where the Web browser sends form data to a CGI script on the server, the script retrieve the data from a database, and sends back the results as a […]

Setting up Redirect

The Redirects in the cPanel allows you to set up a shortURL easy to remember and take the users to a long URL such as a pdf document stored in google drive. These are the steps you need to do: Create a sub-domains Create a Redirect:

What is Redirect?

The Redirects in the cPanel allows you to send all of the visitors of a domain or particular page to a different URL. For example, if you have a web page with a long URL such as a pdf file on google doc, use the Redirects feature to add a redirect from a short URL to […]

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Getting Started with WordPress

WordPress (WP) is a content management system (CMS) written in PHP that uses a MySQL database. Here are a few YouTube links to help you getting started: https://wordpress.com/support/video-tutorials/ https://youtu.be/QU8GFqvXRxE ( Getting started on WordPress) We have created two simple WordPress templates to use for your classes. You can select one of these themes during your […]