The Web at MHC

Creating MHC Web Pages
This site is about creating MHC Web pages. If you can not find what you are looking for on this site:

• See various ways to get technical help from the LITS Help Center
• Read about CMS/RedDot (Web Content Management System)
• CMS User Manual (PDF) - instead of printing, read this manual on your screen
• Send questions or feedback about this site to the LITS Web Team

Account Basics

• Obtain Privileges on the Web Server
• RedDot Content Management System (CMS) - Obtain Access
• Map Network Drives - Access Webspace from Windows PCs on campus
• Mount Network Drives -  Access Webspace from Macintosh on campus
• Off Campus Webspace Access - from PC use WinSCP
• Off Campus Webspace Access - from Macintosh use Fugu

Permissions and Access

• Setting File Permissions
• Access Restriction Commands - limiting access to your pages

Web-Based Forms

• Web-Based Forms - overview
• Request Help to Create a Web Form
• Request or Modify Form Nickname 
• HTML for Web Forms
• Formdb - Web-based forms that output to a database file
• Request a formdb Data File
• Form Creation Wizard 

Shorten Long URLs with Go Scripts

• What is the "go" script and how does it work?
• Create or Edit your "go" Scripts  Use the Link Editor (at prompt, enter the username and password that you use to access email at MHC)

Testing Your Pages and Error Messages

• Figure out what pages link to yours
• Obfuscating email addresses from spammers

Answers to Specific Questions

• How do I provide feedback about the site?
• How do I report Web page errors?
• Why am I getting email messages about errors in pages I don't own?
• What are these files starting with ".Apple"? I didn't create them.
• Do I have personal Webspace? (Yes)
• What's the importance of Index files?