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Last updated: May 22, 2023
Audience: All UW
  • Troubleshooting
    Common error messages and their solutions, as well as general tips.
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    Shared Web Hosting file backup policy.
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    Mailing lists that deliver announcements for web publishing servers and discussions on content management systems.
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  • Shared Web Hosting
    • Getting Started
      • Server Guidelines
      • Activating Shared Web Hosting
      • Website URL Reference
      • Connecting with SSH
      • Moving Files Using Secure FTP
      • Web Development Environments
        • Multiple Affiliations
        • ovid.u.washington.edu
        • vergil.u.washington.edu
        • public_html and student_html folders
    • Database and Content Management
      • Installing and Using MySQL
        • Install MySQL
        • Upgrade MySQL
        • Guidelines and Considerations
        • Basic MySQL Administration
        • Connecting to MySQL using PHP
        • Installing phpMyAdmin
        • Setting your per-user Web Development System on Shared UW Hosting
        • Upgrade phpMyAdmin
        • Using SQL and Command-Line MySQL Client
      • Installing WordPress
      • Installing Drupal
      • Adding the UW Privacy Policy and Terms of Use to Your Site
    • Access Control
      • Basic Password Protection
      • Controlling Access by Internet Address
      • Password Protection by UW NetID
        • Authorizing a Short list of UW NetIDs
        • Authorizing Any Valid UW NetID
        • Authorizing by UW Group ID
        • Authorizing Participants in a Course
        • Authorizing UW NetIDs by Affiliation Type
        • UW Affiliation Reference
      • Authorizing by UW Group ID
    • Redirection and Analytics
      • Redirecting Websites
        • Browser-Based Redirect
        • Server-Based Redirect
      • URL Forwarding and Masking
      • Tracking Usage
        • Tracking Usage with Google Analytics
    • Files and Permissions
      • Setting Linux Permissions
      • Using Pico/Nano
    • Help
      • Troubleshooting
      • Shared Web Hosting File Backups
      • Shared Web Hosting Mailing Lists
  • U Drive: Central File Storage for Users
  • UW Sites
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