For Web pages to be seen on the Internet
you must have two pieces working together: the browser and the server.
Browsers, such as Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer or
Firefox exist on your own computer; thus they are the "client" software
that allows you to receive Web pages. The server, on the other hand,
sends Web pages out to the world. Here at the University of Rochester
the primary Web server and five others run on machines provided by Academic & Research.
There are also over 125 other servers on campus run by individual departments
and units.
Academic & Research Hosting services provide the server for your web pages. Academic & Research runs
a UNIX-based Apache Server. Apache servers are the most commonly used
servers in the world today. Apache is a versatile, high-volume, high-speed
system capable of handling many times the current University Web traffic.
Academic & Research Web Services can provide the level of assistance you need, ranging
from disk space to store your files, to a full virtual domain. A virtual
domain is a separate Web address that appears to be its own separate
machine but is actually sharing the server with other web addresses (such
as http://sa.rochester.edu). Your department may also want to utilize
the Web Technical Support Services for supporting your own server. |
