What you add to your webspace rests entirely with you. You can choose not to pick a domain that reveals your name. You can use a pseudonym on your actual site. However, when you sign up through the default process, your name does get published as part of the public record about your domain name. Anyone can […]
Your ability to do things on this web space is dictated to a large degree by the limits of your imagination. That said, there are some technical requirements and limitations that you should be aware of and might want to review. To spark your imagination, here are some ideas that might help you get started: Install […]
In the most general terms, a Web application is a piece of software that runs on a Web server. A Web server is a just a specialized computer designed to host Web pages. Most Web applications are comprised of two components: files and a database. When you install a Web application, you will need to […]
Static Websites In the early days of the Web, almost all Web sites were what is known as ‘static sites.’ Content (text, images, video, audio, etc), was placed or embedded in a file in which HTML tags were used to format it. If you looked at the actual contents of the file, you might see something like this: […]
When you sign up for an account on Sites @ DTCC, you get a personal space our web host. There are a few things you need to know about the Web host that will make it easier to understand what you can do with your new space. The Web Server The Web server is the […]
Delaware Technical Community College uses a Web server known as a LAMP server. “LAMP” is an acronym for the technology stack that is installed on the server: Linux: This is the open-source operating system that is used on the server. Apache: This is the Web server software that the server uses. MySQL: This is the database […]
As you begin to build out your digital presence you’ll probably start to think about social media in some form. In fact it’s likely that you already have at least one, if not more, social media accounts (Facebook being the most popular to date). Everyone uses social media in different ways, and although it’s often […]
This web hosting space currently utilizes both subdomains of your school’s project URL and top-level domains (a .com, .net, .org address) after initial signup. You have the option to start with a free subdomain and then later decide you’d like to purchase a top-level domain after using the space. You can do this by registering a domain with a service provider (we […]
Any application that you install in Delaware Technical Community College using the cPanel/Installatron is set to automatically create a backup of the whole app every time the software updates. The backups expire after 14 days, but they can quickly eat up quota space in that time, especially since some apps (such as WordPress) update automatically. […]
Installatron is a script installer that allows you to quickly and easily install Web applications to on the Web space. By default, when you use Installatron, the application you add will be automatically upgraded whenever a new version is available (and a backup will be kept, just in case). Installing Applications Using Installatron To get […]