In the most general terms, a web application is a piece of software that runs on a web server. A web server is a just a specialized computer designed to host webpages.Most web applications are comprised of two components: files and a database. When you install a web application, you need to make sure all […]
One aspect of domains.stanford.edu that users may find a bit complicated at first is understanding the different accounts (and associated passwords) that you can manage as part of your participation in the project. This article outlines the types of accounts that you are likely to have, what they are for, and how you go about […]
A subdomain is one way of organizing and separating content on your site. To create a subdomain, use the following steps:Login to domains.stanford.edu/dashboard with your SUNetID and password to access your cPanel. Once logged in you’ll be at the homepage of your control panel. Scroll down and click the Subdomains button to continue. Choose a […]
When you’re first getting started with a new space on a new web host, you might think of yourself as owning a small “territory” of the web. Everything you place in your public folder on the server becomes available for anyone on the web to see (assuming they know the address of your site and […]
Domain mapping, simply put, is deciding where visitors should be directed when they visit various pieces of your website. Domains and subdomains can be mapped directly to folders located within your web hosting account, where you may have installed WordPress, Omeka, MediaWiki, or other web applications.
Stanford Domains can give instructors more creative and customizable options for developing a course site. This is particularly true for courses where students may be creating digital multimodal projects and/or experimenting with web applications and technologies. (Here is a handy table of all online platforms available to Stanford instructors.) Please note that instructors wishing to use […]
Domain Domain names are simply addresses to websites. For example www.stanford.edu is a domain name. Subdomain A subdomain is one way of organizing and separating content on your site. You’re already familiar with the concept of subdomains, even if you don’t know it. Consider Stanford’s public Web site at http://stanford.edu. As you browse parts of that site, you’ll notice that […]
Remember back before everyone had computers that fit in their pocket, how companies would ship a book full of phone numbers to your doorstep? We might have known who we were looking for, but we needed to look up phone numbers unless they were your crazy relatives that you learned to memorize. When you get […]
Installatron is a script installer that allows you to quickly and easily install Web applications to on the Web space. By default, when you use Installatron, the application you add will be automatically upgraded whenever a new version is available (and a backup will be kept, just in case). Installing Applications Using Installatron To get […]
Your web hosting account on domains.stanford.edu is managed through a control panel interface called cPanel. cPanel is an industry-standard tool for managing your domain and hosting account on Stanford Domains (your slice of the server). Using this tool, you can do all kinds of things with your web space including the following: install/delete web applications […]
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