Webserver use, configuration and management
Unit WUCM1
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Webserver use, configuration and managementUnit WUCM1 |
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The topics covered in the unit will include:
| 1. | Indentifying Requirements and Planning -Investigation of website owners, audience and content. Information architecture and website structures. Server scalability and planning for growth. |
| 2. | Website Configuration and Setup - Initial Webserver configuration. CGI configuration. Server tuning. Site search facilities, search engines vs custom code. Domain name registration, ISPs and other options. |
| 3. | Security Policy and Legal Issues - Security policy as a management tool. Webserver security policy implementation. Access control and user management. Intrusion detection and recovery. Preservation of evidence for subsequent legal action. Copyright issues. |
| 4. | Evaluation and Testing - Automatic tools for website evaluation and testing. Tools for website and webserver management. Maintenance and sensible use of log files. |
| Session number |
University week number | Week beginning Monday | Lecture topic (Tuesday 1600, LG2.4b) |
Lecturer |
Practical topic |
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| 1 |
29 | 9th February 2009 | Jim Briggs | ||
| 2 |
30 | 16th February | Initial web server configuration (PPT) | Jim Briggs | |
| 3 |
31 | 23rd February | Identifying requirements (PPT) | Jim Briggs |
Note: Jim not available this Friday. |
| 4 |
32 |
2nd March |
Information architecture (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Further server configuration |
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5 |
33 | 9th March | Domain names and registration (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Domain names and ISP services |
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34 | 16th March | Dynamic content and CGI configuration (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Dynamic content and CGI |
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35 | 23rd March | Evaluation and testing (PPT) |
Jim Briggs | |
| 8 | 36 | 30th March | Security policy and implementation issues (PPT) |
Jim Briggs | Security policy review |
| 37 | 6th April | EASTER VACATION | |||
| 38 | 13th April | ||||
| 9 | 39 | 20th April | Access control and user management (PPT) |
Julio Hernandez-Castro |
Jim will still be available on Friday |
| 10 | 40 | 27th April | Legal issues (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Log files |
| 11 | 41 | 4th May | Server scalability (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Catch up |
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42 | 11th May | Revision / spare ( PPT) | Jim Briggs | Catch up |
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Last updated by Prof Jim Briggs of the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth |
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