Webserver use, configuration and managementUnit WUCM1 |
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 (Thursday 0900, LG1.22) |
Lecturer |
Practical topic |
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1 |
29 | 8th February 2010 | Jim Briggs | ||
2 |
30 | 15th February | Initial web server configuration (PPT) | Jim Briggs | |
3 |
31 | 22nd February | Identifying requirements (PPT) | Jim Briggs | |
4 |
32 |
1st March |
Information architecture (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Further server configuration |
5 |
33 | 8th March | Domain names and registration (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Domain names and ISP services |
6 |
34 | 15th March | Dynamic content and CGI configuration (PPT) | Jim Briggs |
Setting up a simple Java web application (I'm happy for you to do one or both of the above) |
7 |
35 | 22nd March | Evaluation and testing (PPT) |
Jim Briggs | |
36 | 29th March | EASTER VACATION | |||
37 | 5th April | ||||
8 | 38 | 12th April | Security policy and implementation issues (PPT) |
Jim Briggs | Security policy review |
9 | 39 | 19th April | Access control and user management (PPT) |
Jim Briggs | |
10 | 40 | 26th April | Legal issues (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Log files |
11 | 41 | 3rd May | Server scalability (PPT) | Jim Briggs | Catch up |
12 |
42 | 10th May | Revision / spare ( PPT) | Jim Briggs | Catch up |
Last updated by Prof Jim Briggs of the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth |
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