UMBC provides hosting for personal webpages on userpages.umbc.edu.  This environment provides basic PHP support for those that choose to use it. 
Note: DoIT provides no direct support for individuals who need help with website development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, etc.), instead we refer you to the many free, online documentation and tutorial sites.

1. You will need an SFTP software client to connect to UMBC's servers to upload your web files.  DoIT recommends WinSCP for Windows and Fugu for OS X.
2. Once installed, set up your SFTP software with the following UMBC-specific configuration information:
• Select SFTP (SSH Secure File Transfer) connection
• Server/Remote Host: gl.umbc.edu
• Username: Your UMBC username
• Password: Your UMBC password
3. After connecting to UMBC's server, go into the www folder.  This is where you will place all of your files.
4. To make your website viewable, you'll need to run the following command on any GL server: (replace $username with your UMBC username)

Enable Web Space

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You can find instructions for how to run the command by following the steps here. Just replace the command in step 5 with the one listed above.
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You can view your website in a browser here: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~[your username]
By default, this web address will show a directory listing of files.  If you would prefer to show the contents of one of your uploaded HTML or PHP files by default, simply rename that file to index.html or index.php