Web Services
How to be a Web Contributor
- Apply for Web Server Access
- Follow the CSU, Chico Web Guidelines
- Use a Standard CSU, Chico Web Template
- Create Your Web Pages
- Upload Your Documents to the Web Server
What Do I Need to Do to Develop a Web Site?
1. Apply for Web Server Access
The main campus Web server, www.csuchico.edu, and the student Web server, myweb.csuchico.edu, both require an account for access. The main campus Web server is reserved for departmental and faculty/staff areas. The student Web server can be used for student Web areas.
Web addresses (URLs) on the main campus Web server are of the form www.csuchico.edu/"dept_directory" for departmental areas, or www.csuchico.edu/~"userid" for personal areas, where "userid" is an individual's account name. Web addresses on the student Web server are all of the form myweb.csuchico.edu/~"userid" as Web sites on the student Web server are personal areas.
Personal Web Sites
If you are a student only in need of a personal Web area, go to MyWeb to get started.
If you are faculty or staff in need of a personal Web area, go to the User Services site to get started.
Departmental Web Sites
If you need access to the main campus Web server for departmental/organizational Web sites (faculty, staff, or student), you will need to fill out the WWW Account Application.
2. Follow the CSU, Chico Web Gudelines
Any written information you create should always comply with the standard CSU, Chico Web Guidelines and University Writing Style Guide. Your pages will need to comply with both of these before being published to the CSU, Chico Web.
Any pages developed within the CSU, Chico State Web site must comply with accessibility standards and guidelines. Please refer to the ADA Links in the local Web Tools page for more information.
3. Use a Standard CSU, Chico Web Template
We've created a few standard templates to make page development easier. Start with one of the standard CSU, Chico Web templates.
4. Create Your Web Pages
Web Development Tools
Dreamweaver is the officially supported Web development product for CSU, Chico. If you don't have Dreamweaver, it can be purchased at the AS Bookstore.
If you are interested in taking a basic HTML or Dreamweaver training to get you started, visit the Information Technology Training Web site.
File (Document) Naming Conventions
Filenames on our server are case sensitive! Also, the campus standard is to include an "index.html" (or index.shtml, index.php, index.htm) in the top-level of your Web directory.
5. Upload Your Document to the Web Server
Where's My Stuff?
www.csuchico.edu: Departmental and Faculty/Staff Areas
Private directory areas have a host directory of: /m1/"userid"/public_html where "userid" is your account id.
Departmental directory areas have a host directory of: /m3/webdocs/"dept_directory" where "dept_directory" is the current Web site name assigned to your area, usually the official university department abbreviation.
myweb.csuchico.edu: Student Areas
If you set up Dreamweaver to connect to myweb.csuchico.edu, you should automatically connect to your top-level home directory. You should see your "public_html" directory beneath this in which to put your files.
Transferring Files to the Appropriate Web Server
For departmental areas or faculty/staff areas, visit the User Services Web site for instructions.
For student individual areas, visit MyWeb for instructions.