Wings IP Guide

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Welcome to the Wings Information Providers Guide. The purpose of this document is to gather resources for the University's Information Providers in one location. Below are a host of resources at your disposal including; online forms to request service, policy information, and guides to assist in the creation and maintanence of web sites on the Wings Central Web Server.

Service Request Forms

The forms below allow Information Providers to request services for their web sites. A valid UBIT name and password is required to access these pages.

• New Web Site - Request a space for a new website on the Wings server.
• Virtual Host - Request a virtual host name for your current web site.
• Disk Quota Increase - Request more space for your current web site.
• Transfer Ownership - Transfer ownership of your web site to another person.
• Group Access - Manage group priviledges for your web site.
• Usage statistics - Obtain informative statistics for your web site
• Oracle - Request the creation of an oracle account for your website
• Web App Testing - Have CIT staff test your web application prior to launch
• Search Engine Requests - Add or Remove your site from the search engine
• Special Requests - Use this form to contact CIT if one of the above forms does not meet your needs.
• File Recovery - Request lost files to be restored

• General Requests - Use this form to contact CIT for a non administrative question or comment. No username/password needed.

Policies

All Information Providers should review and comply with the following policies before placing information on the Wings server.

• IT Policies - Overview of the University's Information Technology Policies.
• Wings Policy - Wings Specific Policy.
• Web Applications - Rules Regarding Web Apps.
• Web Accessibility - Requirements for Web Publications.
• Oracle Database - Policy Regarding Accounts and Usage.

The Basics

Getting started with Wings. These pages guide new users through the basics of working with Unix, registering as an Information Provider, web site creation and working with groups.

• Wings Overview - The Wings server, the Wings Team, and what an Information Provider (IP) does.
• Preliminaries - What to do before becoming an Information Provider.
• Contribution Process - guide to planning, creating and testing your web site.
• Working in Groups - How multiple people can work on the same Wings area using Unix groups.
• Design and Content Guidelines - Please follow these guidelines from the Wings Implementation Group.
• Promoting Your Web Site - information on getting traffic to your site.

Advanced Web Tools

For more advanced Information Providers who need additional functionality for their web site. This section provides information on the use of search tools, the creation of mail forms, web applications, access restriction and other advanced functionality.

• Google Search Engine - Creating searchable documents using the Google Search Appliance.
• WingsMail - Send email with data submitted via an online form.
• Programming on Wings - An introduction to interfacing Perl and PHP scripts with Wings.
  • CGI / Perl - Common Gateway Interface
  • PHP - Pre Hypertext Processor
  • Oracle - Oracle Database
• Access Restriction - Limiting access to your site on Wings.
  • Directory Authentication - Password protection for your site.
  • Domain Restriction - Denying access to your web site to those not in the buffalo.edu domain.
• Real Media Network Server - Streaming audio and video content.
• Custom Error Pages - Instructions on catching and dealing with errors.
• Usage statistics - View the daily usage of Wings sites.

Other Sources for Help

If you have never used Unix or the CIT UBUnix timesharing systems, you should first familiarize yourself with the system. Below are links to sites that may assist you in gathering information not outlined in this guide. These pages will open in a new window.

• CIT Help Desk - University Technical Support.
• Unix Documentation - University Unix Documentation.
• IT Workshops - Unix and HTML workshops.
• Educational Technology Center - workshops and other resources for learning about web publishing.
• WEB-DISCUSS-LIST - Listserv email discussion list archive.
• The WINGS-IP - announce-only Listserv email list archive.
• UB Web Toolbox - A collection of tools provided by the UB Web Team to aid in the creation of web pages at UB.

Contact

Before contacting CIT staff with a Wings related question please review the F.A.Q. to see if your question has already been addressed.

• General Requests - Fill out this form to contact Wings with a general question or request.
• F.A.Q. - Frequently Asked Questions regarding Wings and being an Information Provider.

For comments regarding this page or more information regarding the Wings Web Service, please contact the Wings Team at wings@buffalo.edu.