ITS Knowledge Base

Q. How does my club get a Web space account?

Q. What do I need to get started?

A. Once your Web space has been processed, you need your  Penn State Access Account, a computer, and an Internet connection.

Q. How much space do I get?

Q. Who is allowed to get Web space?

A. Penn State faculty, staff, students, departments, colleges, and officially recognized organizations are eligible for Web space.

1.1a. Can Penn State alumni apply for a personal Web space?

1.1b. I have a guest Access Account. Can I apply for a personal Web space?

Q. Can Penn State alumni apply for a personal Web space?

A. No, Web space on the Personal server (http://www.personal.psu.edu/) is reserved for use by Penn State faculty, staff and students. While you can't have Web space on this server, you can use one of the search engines (e.g. google or yahoo) to find out about commercial services for Web hosting.

Q. How much does it cost?

A. The initial amount of space is allocated free of charge. Additional space is $0.08 per gigabyte per month plus a $10 processing fee initially and each time a request for a change in a user's space is processed. Departments, colleges, schools, other official units cannot get free space, but can purchase space through an ITS Charge Account (formerly P-account).  See the For-Fee Services web page for additional information.

Q. How do I get Web space?

A. The answer depends upon the type of space you wish to obtain.

Individuals can apply by completing an application form at the following URL: https://www.work.psu.edu/webspace/.

Q. Can someone teach me how?

Q. Where do I go for help?

Q. What are the rules?

Q. I am a student. How long will my personal Web space remain active?

A. Student space will remain active during periods of continuous enrollment and for six months after graduation. Personal space is kept active during the summer for students who are expected to return in the fall. For additional information, please visit the ITS Computer Accounts Office Web site at http://aset.its.psu.edu/accounts/. Related policies can be found in the document Policies, Guidelines, and Laws .

Q. I am a faculty/staff member. How long will my personal Web space remain active?

A. Faculty/staff Web space will remain active until termination of employment. For additional information, please visit the ITS Computer Accounts Office Web site at http://aset.its.psu.edu/accounts/. Related policies can be found in the document Policies, Guidelines, and Laws .

Q. Where is my home page on the Web? (for individuals)

A. To see your own page on the Web, go to the URL

http://www.personal.psu.edu/xyz123/

where xyz123 is your Penn State Access Account user ID (this is a actually a short cut created for your convenience. The real address is http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/x/y/xyz123/).

Q. Where is my home page on the Web? (for departments)

A. If you applied for Web space as a college, department, or other official unit, you had the opportunity to select the last part of your URL on the application form. To see the list of department directories, go to the following URL:

http://www.psu.edu/dept/

Your URL will be in the following form:

Q. Where is my home page on the Web? (for student organizations)

A. Student organizations who use the Student Organizations Web Server will have a site URL in the following form:

http://www.clubs.psu.edu/CC/ORGNAME/

Q. Where is my home page on the Web? (for course sites)

A. If you applied for a Course On-line Account (COLA), your URL will be http://www.courses.psu.edu followed by the course, course number, and the instructor's user ID, as in the following example:

http://www.courses.psu.edu/art/art100_xyz101/

where art/art100_xyz101 is your course, your course number, and your Penn State Access Account user ID.

Q. Can you change my URL?

A. The answer depends upon the type of Web service you use.

Individuals - Personal URLs cannot be changed.

Q. Do I have to use the home page you gave me?

A. No. The basic home page that you first see was automatically posted by the server when your Personal Web space account was activated. This is a starting place for you as you begin using your Personal Web Space to support your educational program at Penn State. You are welcome to edit this default page we provide or you may create your own.

Q. For what do students user their personal Web space?

Q. How do I transfer files to and from my Web space?

A. Use the various file transfer methods for PASS.

Personal Web space is stored in the "www" folder of Penn State Access Account holders' Penn State Access Account Storage Space (PASS) home folders. Some other types of Web space are stored in other folders of PASS as indicated below.

Three options are available to you for accessing files in PASS: