UNM Web Hosting (Current & Future)
June 5, 2015
Farid Hamjavar (UNM IT Platforms – DSYS)Neil Sabol (UNM IT Applications – Web and Mobile)
Final Overview of 2015 Dept Web Environment
http://deptupgrade.unm.edu/overview
Dept Web Migration Project Recap
14 releases (batches)
28 incidents3 Priority 24 Priority 321 Priority 4
808 websites
574 Dept/Club netids
February 3rd - May 13th Duration
35 targeted email messages sent14 IT Alert updates9 general (list) email messages sent
CPanel and the future of webhosting
“tilde” sites for departments and people
unm.edu/~something
• “dot” sites for departments
• something.unm.edu
• “dot” people sites for people
• someone.people.unm.edu
unm.edu Dept unm.edu Dept2Back in the day
The bleeding edge
• Updated tech stack for “dot” sites
1994 2014 20152002
CPanel and the future of webhosting• CPanel officially selected as web hosting control panel (over Plesk, Zpanel, etc.)
• Eventually (years), all main campus webhosting will be done via CPanel – initial rollout will be opt-in and phased
• Cpanel DOES NOT replace Cascade Server – in fact, they work well together
• Pilot is available now – to enroll, navigate to siterequest.unm.edu and Click Request Site
• Official service will likely include tiered offerings with bill back for some options• Free base service• F5 ASM• Additional storage
• Implications for HSC
Cpanel feature highlights• Web-based file manager• Additional FTPS accounts• PHP 5.5• PHP Pear• Multiple MySQL Users and unique permissions sets• Remote MySQL access• Robust error/access log viewer• Instant installs (Softaculous)
More power = more responsibility
Mpm_itk: Making your site more secure AND making your life easier
• You may have experienced the downsides of NOT using mpm_itk• Publish a page, have to wait minutes, hours, days for it to be accessible
(permadjust)• Apply open (i.e. 755) permission set to your websites files
Demo + Q and A• Site Request Process (for pilot anyway)• Cpanel
• Publishing Cascade site to Cpanel• Wordpress Install
Notes on Pilot:
• You must be on the UNM (including HSC) WIRED network to access the CPanel administrative features – sites are accessible ANYWHERE (on/off campus)
• You must login with a department or club netid