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Purdue IT provides web hosting on the Zope and Apache as well as the IIS platforms. Details of the Zope and Apache options are listed below. For additional web hosting options, visit Web Hosting Service Information.
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Zope Hosting |
Apache Hosting |
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| Description |
Zope is an open-source application server used by the Units within the College of Engineering for official departmental web pages.
Purdue and Engineering templates are available. Content is created using Zope’s through-the-web tools.
Purdue IT staff is available to assist in creating custom Zope templates. |
Apache is an open-source HTTP server for UNIX/Linux.
Apache web service provides a simple place to put web files where they will be accessible to others. |
| Target Users |
Official unit websites (Schools, Departments, Programs, etc.) Sites maintained by departmental web staff familiar with Zope. |
Individual and Lab websites. Groups wishing to use an existing web authoring tool. Groups wishing to host an existing web application. |
| Administrative Access Control |
Easily delegate content management for a specific section of a website |
One account or group manages the entire site |
| Visitor Access Control |
Restrict to Purdue Account
Restrict via Purdue I2A2
Restrict to a shared password |
Restrict to Purdue Account
Restrict via Purdue I2A2
Restrict to a shared password |
| Scripting Languages |
Python, Zope Page Templates |
PHP, Perl, Python, CGI |
| URL |
engineering.purdue.edu/GroupName/ (groups)
engineering.purdue.edu/people/name/ (individuals)
Purdue IT does not host outside domains |
engineering.purdue.edu/GroupName/ (groups)
engineering.purdue.edu/~login/ (individuals)
Purdue IT does not host outside domains |
| Storage |
Unlimited (not well-suited for large media files) |
100MB (default) |
| Backups |
Daily Backups
Immediate access to some history of changes |
Daily Backups |
| SSL/HTTPS |
Required |
Required |
| UNIX Access |
Through-the-web |
/web/users/yourlogin (for individuals)
/web/entities/yourlogin (for groups)
SCP (through departmental file servers) |
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| Availability |
Engineering Faculty, Staff, and Students |
Engineering Faculty, Staff
Students seeking Apache web hosting should use Apache Web Service |
| Authoring Tool Compatibility |
Zope provides through-the-web editing and creation of content. It is not generally intended to be used with authoring tools. |
Most authoring tools (e.g., Adobe Dreamweaver, Apple iWeb) |
| Cost |
No cost to Engineering users |
No cost to Engineering users |