Web Hosting Overview
UITS offers website hosting to the UA community. We have several different options for hosting your website.
Unix / Linux Based Web Hosts
UITS has several Linux based web servers to host web sites on:
W4 - Discontinued
W5 - Hosting for UITS-managed websites
W6 - Basic Web Hosting (user-managed websites)
Co-Location servers / Virtual Servers
U-System
The U-System (u.arizona.edu) is also available for personal home pages.
Windows Based Web Hosts
There are windows based web servers available also:
Front Page Server
IIS / Co-Location servers
CatMail - Google Sites
Google Apps for Education, available to all students and to faculty and staff who opt in to CatMail, includes Google Sites for creating websites. Log in at catmail.arizona.edu and click Sites.
Student Clubs
Student Clubs can request a site from the ASUA. Visit http://clubs.asua.arizona.edu/clubs/home.html and fill out the "Web Account Request" form.
Comparison of Services
| W4 | W5 | W6 | FrontPage | u System | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Hosting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Default Disk Quota | 75MB | 500MB | 500MB | N/A | 500MB |
| Apache | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| IIS | Yes (6.0) | ||||
| PHP | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | No | |
| Perl | 5.8 | No | 5.8 | 5.8 | |
| ASP | Yes | ||||
| .NET | Yes (2.0) | ||||
| Front Page Extensions | Yes | ||||
| MySQL | Yes | Limited | Yes | No | No |
| Custom *.arizona.edu URL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Shell Access | Yes | Limited | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| SFTP | Yes | Limited | Yes | No | Yes |
| Site Security Responsibility | Client | UITS | Client | Client | Client |
| 3rd Party Web Apps | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Please contact the 24/7 IT Support Center for assistance. Phone them at (520) 626-TECH (8324) 24 hours a day, or visit them in person, or get chat or remote help on their website.
Please contact the UA's Disability Resource Center at 520.621.3268 V/TTY or Fax 520.621.9423 or via their website.