Page Comparison

What kind of website do you need?

1. Wordpress Site - Choose this option if you want to login to a website to update your site content regularly

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      title Instructions for setting up a Wordpress site
      Request a new Wordpress site 1.  Navigate to http://sites.utexas.edu/, and click the link to Request A Site 2. Sign in with your UT EID and Password 3. Fill out the form to request your new Wordpress Site     a. Your desired URL in this form will need to take the form "sites.utexas.edu/XXXX". You may request an iSchool branded email URL later. 4. Within one business day, you should receive an email letting you know your new Wordpress Site is up and running. It will include login instructions. Can I Get an xxxx.ischool.utexas.edu address for my Wordpress site? -  Yes, after your new Wordpress site is up and running, email help@iSchool.utexas.edu with both the current address and the desired new address. -  The iSchool IT team will set up a reverse proxy, so your Wordpress site can be accessed at both web addresses.

      
      

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      title Example Sites
      Soo Young Rieh: https://rieh.ischool.utexas.edu/ Andrew Dillon: https://adillon.ischool.utexas.edu/  CDSL: https://data.ischool.utexas.edu/

      
      

2. Static HTML Site - Choose this option if you want to upload

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      title Instructions for setting up a Static HTML site
      As an iSchool Faculty member, you already have the necessary permissions to login to the static HTML webserver (echo.ischool.utexas.edu) and upload your .html files. Your site will become active when you first login and upload files. How to login to the static HTML webserver: echo.ischool.utexas.edu Your new faculty Web host can be accessed with your UT EID and password. If you have any trouble accessing the resource, please email help@ischool.utexase.edu. Server Name or Host Name = echo.ischool.utexas.edu Login Name = UT EID Login Passoword = UT EID Password Protocols Supported = SFTP, SSH, SCP [port=22] Logging into echo.ischool.utexas.edu requires that you either be located on campus or use the VPN.  Login to the VPN. Expand title Windows/PC Users In order to connect to your portfolio account, you'll need to utilize some SSH/SFTP software. Here are examples of tools that will enable you to access echo.ischool.utexas.edu using the server (sometimes called hostname) above (echo.ischool.utexas.edu) and your login credentials (eid and password). PuTTY :: Help using PuTTY. FileZilla :: Help using Filezilla. Expand title Mac Users FileZilla :: Help using Filezilla. CyberDuck :: Help using CyberDuck. Your Web Directory Within your echo.ischool.utexas.edu home directory (i.e. the location that you will be in once you login), you should see a folder called public_html, and a file called index.html. Index.html is the page that shows when you visit  Request a new static HTML site -  Email help@ischool.utexas.edu with a request for a new static html faculty website -  The Commons team will create a new repository at https://github.austin.utexas.edu for you and grant access to you and any contributors you specify. -  A placeholder faculty profile will be in the /public directory. Upload Your Files -  Replace the placeholder files in the /public directory of your new repository. -  All content in the /public directory will be automatically pushed to your new website: https://pages.ischool.utexas.edu/<your site name> -  When you push changes to the /public directory, those changes will automatically be synced to the website. - Files larger than 200mb will require you to use git-lfs Test Changes Before Publishing -  If you create a 'test' branch in your repository, all content in the /public directory of your test branch will be automatically published to https://pages-test.ischool.utexas.edu/<your site name>. -  The test site can only be viewed on UT networks.

      
      
      

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      If you upload additional files to the public_html folder, you may need to change the permissions of each file to 755, so they can be accessed on the web.  To edit permission for the folder and all files in a folder, right click the file and edit permissions to 755. Additionally, apply changes to all files and directories.

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      title Example Static Sites
      Eric Meyer: https://dean.ischool.utexas.edu Matt Lease: https://ischool.utexas.edu/ ~youreid. ~ml    Login to your account space on echo using the information provided above (i.e. hostname, your eid, your password, port number).  Example below is using Filezilla
      hostname	login user	login password	port
      your eid	your eid password	22