University Web Services
Best Practices
Central Web Services
These are the web services offered on central OIT servers. To request an addition to or change in these services, contact the University Webmaster, Skip Knox.
- SSL
- WebBoard
- ASP (not .NET)
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer certificate is available on sycamore.boisestate.edu
Application Administrator: OIT Network Services
WebBoard
Offered to faculty and to administrative departments, WB is a web-based, threaded, discussion forum program.
Application Administrator: Skip Knox
ASP
ASP is offered on all OIT-run servers, but technical help is not available from either the Help Desk or the University Webmaster. Responsibility for the code lies with the developer.
Apps under consideration for the LAMP environment
docuwiki
A wiki. Especially designed for documentation projects.
Home: docuwiki.org
elgg
Social networking, designed specifically with education and non-profits in mind.
Home: elgg.org
MediaWiki
Most popular wiki on the planet, mainly because it's what Wikipedia uses.
Home: mediawiki.org
MySQL
This is the replacement for MS Access.
Home: mysql.com
php
This is the replacement for ASP.
Home: php.net
phpbb
This is the replacement for WebBoard.
Home: php.com
phpMyAdmin
A popular interface for maintaining MySQL databases.
Home: phpmyadmin.net
WordPressMU
The enterprise level of the popular WordPress blog software.
Home: my.wordpress.org