Get a Website
Web Services provides free Web hosting for those that qualify. You are not required to host your website on the University web server.
The following areas qualify for a web hosting account:
- Colleges
- Departments
- Administrative Areas
- Research Projects
- Grant Programs
- Student Organizations
To obtain a web hosting account please fill out a Memo of Understanding
If you have a web type that does not fall under the above area, feel free to contact Web Services.
Web Services also provides consultations, web design, and site development on a limited basis. Click here for more information.
The following do NOT qualify for a web hosting account:
- Personal Faculty, staff, or student pages – can be hosted at http://mypage.siu.edu/
- Course or instructional Sites- can be hosted on Blackboard http://www.lib.siu.edu/departments/iss/blackboardpanel
Services
There are now two different areas of web hosting services: Basic and Advanced. Below will list a summary of each one.
Basic Services:
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Advanced Services:All of the basic options plus the following:
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Requesting Web Hosting
- Fill out a Memo of Understanding (MOU): www.siuc.edu/webservices/web/memo.php
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - A memorandum of understanding (MOU or MoU) is a document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action. It most often is used in cases where parties either do not imply a legal commitment or in situations where the parties cannot create a legally enforceable agreement.
Once this is filled out, print it and mail (MC 6819) or fax (618-453-1445) it to Web Services. The Site Owner and Web Designate are the only two people that can request or change the password.
- Web Services will create the new web account and notify either the account owner or web designate by phone. A temporary home page will be placed on your site.
- Both the account owner and the web designate will be subscribed to the web server list-serv. This is an email account that will notify all users of any web server updates, planned outages, maintenance, etc.
- Currently, users are able to connect to their web account by web editor or FTP client:
Host: www.siuc.edu
Username: the account name
Password: can be retrieved from the MOU
Directory: /httpdocs/ **note: all files MUST be placed inside this directory
For those that have "tilda accounts" leave the Directory blank.
- Websites must meet all SIUC requirements policies, state and federal laws which include copyright.