Web Hosting Request

In order to provide long-lasting high-quality web services, ECN has developed the Engineering Web Cluster. All information sent to and from the Web Cluster is protected from using SSL encryption. The Web Cluster provides three hosting environments:

  • IIS - hosting for Windows ASP, ASP.NET - details at ECN IIS Web Hosting Information
  • Apache - hosting for Static HTML, CGI Scripts (Perl/Python) and PHP
  • Zope - an open source application server for building content management systems, intranets, portals, and custom applications. Also well suited for research group pages where one wants to build simple websites using the College templates and minimal HTML and/or php knowledge. (What is Zope?) - details at ECN's Zope and Apache Web Hosting Information

Web sites hosted on the Engineering Web Cluster are accessed at URLs such as:

  • https://engineering.purdue.edu/~username/ (Apache sites only, not Zope)
  • https://engineering.purdue.edu/GroupName
  • https://engineering.purdue.edu/Firstname-Lastname

When deciding on the name you'd like to request, it's a good idea to test the resulting URL in your browser first, to make sure that the name isn't already in use.

If you are interested in a custom web development project fill out the Special Projects Request Form or make a note in the Comments field below.

Fill out the form below to request web hosting on the Engineering Web Cluster. Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are required, and must be completed in order to submit the application.

Type of web site?

Hosting Environment
(Copy files to a file share, CGI Scripts (Perl/Python), and PHP)
(Copy files to a file share, CGI Scripts (Perl, Python), ASP.NET, PHP, .NET web applications)
(Start with a skeleton site with our Purdue template)
Hosting Type
(Static web pages, simple CGI scripts)
(WordPress, Wikis, blogs, other web apps)
Alphanumeric without spaces e.g. Engr, MEP, TAP
This will appear in the address for your site:
http://engineering.purdue.edu/GroupShortName/
The ECN account for your group, e.g. ee125, ecnweb, eceweb, etc.
If your group does not have an ECN account leave this field blank.
If "Other" please specify:
Fully Qualified Name, Email Address, or User Name for each maintainer of the web site.

Upon clicking the Send Web Hosting Request button below you will be asked to login using your Purdue Career Account username and password.