====== Web Hosting ======

===== Virtual Webservers =====

It is possible to use mysql-databases and run PHP or Perl-scripts. If you want to use a Wiki, you are welcome to use our Wiki-service.

==== The GWDG offers the following services: ====

  *  providing, operating and maintenance of the hardware and the network infrastructure
  *  3 GB space for webhosting
  *  fast internet access
  *  system administration and maintenance of the operating system
  *  LAMP environment
  *  backup
  *  webserver installation
  *  HTML, PHP and Perl availably
  *  access via sftp to the webserver
  *  optional: SSL encryption
  *  optional: MySQL database

==== Get your virtual webserver ====
Please find information about how to get your virtual webserver at [[https://www.gwdg.de/server-services/web-hosting|GWDG Virtual Webserver Service Page]]

===== Requirements for the installation of a virtual webserver =====
==== Address (URL) ====
**Please follow our guidelines regarding the address of your new virtual webserver! **
  * You must use ''uni-goettingen.de'' or ''mpg.de'' as top-level-domains; your URL may look like ''mywebpage.mpg.de'' or ''mywebpage.uni-goettingen.de''. 
  * You may use your URL with or without the www-prefix. Your webpage will be available at both variants (example: ''<nowiki>www.</nowiki>mywebpage.mpg.de'' and ''mywebpage.mpg.de'').
  * It is also possible to use contigous names like ''name.mywebpage.mpg.de''

If you want to use a domain, which does not comply with these rules, please contact press office of the University of Göttingen. Information of restrictions for the usage of domains could you find [[en:services:network_services:internet_domains:start|here]]

==== Other prerequisites ====
A prerequisite for the setup of a virtual webserver is a valid GWDG userid. 
The virtual webserver will be owned by this user-account and can only be edited by this account. 
If you are planning to use many different users you may use a  functional user-account instead of an usual user-account. 
You can propose for an useraccount [[https://www.gwdg.de/about-us/catalogue/applications-forms|here]]