Special Web Services
Be aware of where the site will be hosted on the campus. The particular campus server that the site will be hosted on may not support a technology that you would like to use for a Web site. For example the Central UNIX (main campus) Web server does not support mySQL, PHP, ASP.
CGI/Web server applications
- On Central UNIX: Cal Poly's Information Technology Services department makes a program available to all Cal Poly Web developers called "mail.form". It accepts the input from a Web form, formats it for email delivery, and sends it to a Cal Poly email account. No other CGI based activity is supported on the Central UNIX systems.
- Check with your department LAN coordinator to see if you department Web server allows you to run Web applications locally. A list of LAN coordinators is available through the ITS Service Desk Web site.
Databases
- At the present, the Cal Poly's Central UNIX Web server does not provide database services for Web applications except through portal applications.
- The Educational Web Services team which is part of the Cal Poly Corporation provides various database development, enhanced hosting, and support services for Web sites.
- Check with your department LAN coordinator to see if your department Web server allows you to run Web applications locally. A list of LAN coordinators is available through the ITS Service Desk Web site.