Who
can utilize the web server?
Some departments in the CoS maintain their own web servers, please check with your department computer techs first before utilize the CoS web server. The best approach is to send us a work request using our online helpdesk system and we will response to your web related needs.
What
the web server supports?
The CoS web server
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runs on an Intel Xeon dual processor 1GHz each, 1 GB of RAM
and a RAID 5 hard drive system
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uses Windows 2003 and IIS 6 server software
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supports ASP, ASP.NET, PHP 5, MySQL 4.1 and Access database
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uses only WebDAV with secure SSL v3 protocol to publish your
websites
What
should I use to put files on my website?
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You can use either a Windows, Mac or *NIX computer
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For a Windows computer, Internet Explorer version 5 or above
or any web editing software that supports the industry standard protocol WebDAV
with secure SSL like FrontPage 2003 and Dreamweaver 8+
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For a Mac OS 9 and OS X computer, an opensoure/free software
Goliath or any web editing software that supports the industry standard
protocol WebDAV with secure SSL like FrontPage 2003 and Dreamweaver 8+
- For *NIX computer, use any opensource WebDAV client software
Where do I put
files for my website?
Please be aware that a website address (URL) that you will use to put your files is different than your actual website address
For a faculty personal
website
You should use https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/faculty/your_personal_folder
and remember to substitute your_personal_folder with your actual folder name. For example:
Dr. Terrill is a faculty in the Chemistry department and his
personal website address is
http://www.chemistry.sjsu.edu/rterrill
If he wants to put files on his website, he needs to use
this URL
https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/faculty/rterrill
For a staff personal
website
You should use https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/staff/your_personal_folder
and remember to substitute your_personal_folder with your
actual folder name. For example:
Vuong is a staff in the CoS Dean’s Office and his personal
website address is
http://ncs.science.sjsu.edu/vphung
If he wants to put files on his website, he needs to use
this URL
https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/staff/vphung
For a program website
You should use https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/programs/your_program_folder
and remember to substitute your_program_folder with your
actual folder name. For example:
MBT (Master Biotech) is a program, and its website address
is
http://www.science.sjsu.edu/mbt
If a webmaster wants to put files on this website, he needs
to use this URL
https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/programs/mbt (amp, keck,
must, …)
For a service website
You should use https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/services/your_service_folder
and remember to substitute your_service_folder with your
actual folder name. For example:
Central Shop is a service in the CoS, and its website
address is
http://www.science.sjsu.edu/censhop
If a webmaster wants to put files on this website, he needs
to use this URL
https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/services/censhop
(entmuseum, ncs, or safety)
For a department website
You should use https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/depts/your_dept_folder
and remember to substitute your_dept_folder with your actual
folder name. For example:
Biology is a department, and its website address is
If a webmaster wants to put files on this website, he needs
to use this URL
https://kappa.science.sjsu.edu/depts/bio (chem, cos,
math, or phys)
How
do I put files on my website?
Since we are using the WebDAV industry standard protocol
which is supported by many web editor/publisher software, we can’t provide the
detailed instructions to all of your favorite web editor/publisher software;
therefore, here we only show you a simple drag and drop method to put files on
your website from a Windows or a Mac computer. You can explore links that we
provide at the end for more instructions on software like FrontPage and
Dreamweaver and software for a *NIX computer.
For a Windows computer
- You
need Internet Explorer version 5 or above
- Launch
Internet Explorer
- Select
Open from the File menu
- In
the Open box, type in an appropriate URL. Read Where do I put files for my
website? to determine your correct URL.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE BOX “Open as Web Folder” or
else it won’t work
- When
prompted, type in your username and password.
- If
successfully connect, you should see a similar window like the one below
- You
can drag and drop files/folders to and from this window
- To
create a new folder, click File > New > Folder
- For
easier access in the future, you may want to bookmark this website address
by clicking on Favorite and select Add to Favorites
For a Mac OS 9 or OS X
computer
1.
You need Goliath 1.0.1 software (If you have OS X Tiger or later, you should use its built-in software and ignore this part of instruction. To launch the built-in software, press the Apple and K keys at the same time)
2.
Download the software at http://www.webdav.org/goliath/
3.
Install the software on your Mac computer
4.
Launch Goliath software
