.sch.uk domain server questions..anyone?

[Sirbendy]

I was wondering- anyone out there in shropshire using a .sch.uk schools domain, can you enlighten me as to what services they offer? MySQL, PHP, ASP, SSI etc etc?

 

Our TAW provided servers give us SHTML support, but that was a long argument. PHP and SQL is still not allowed, limiting what we can do.

 

cheers!

[Guest]

You saying you school provided host will not allow MySQL databases, or php based sites?

 

That is just unacceptable.

 

How the hell are you going to be able to setup and CMS based website / VLE with that kind of provision?

[webman]

Sch.uk are just the domain name, they can be attached to any hosting provider as long as they support IPS (not ISP) tags on the domain name. Find somwhere better... and if you'll be using PHP+MySQL, find a good linux hosting provider.. because you don't to be running it

[Sirbendy]

TAW, last time I brought up PHP(last yearish), stated "no, as it's a security risk". I'm just about coping with an SHTML site..it's basic though. Very basic.

 

The VLE cometh, but too damned slowly. In the meantime it would be nice to get our site set up in some form of CMS, or even converted to wordpress for ease of updating, as coding each page is a swine.

 

I've e-mailled them again requesting PHP and SQL, but..somehow I'm not too hopeful. I could be surprised though!

[webman]

If you pay them for it, I'd demand that they provide the PHP and MySQL environment that you want, otherwise you'll be looking elsewhere. As for a CMS, I don't know if you've looked, but http://www.opensourcecms.com is a brilliant place to evaluate and test-drive all the best Open Source PHP and MySQL-based systems

 

We use Website Baker, but Joomla is rather good, also.

[Sirbendy]

We've looked at..um..blank moment..ah, Mambo. We've got an FE PGCE recommending Moodle to us as well...it would theoretically only be a stop-gap, as the VLE *should* offer much the same functionality. But I'm a sceptic..

[russdev]

just found out today local rbc offer php/mysql after man years of asking

 

russ

[Guest]

I would recomend Joomla over Mambo. I sure that there is a component for Mambo / Joomla that will allow the 2 to be integrated.

[MkII]

Powys CC only offer Linux web hosting. Well they give us unlimited webspace free to do what we want with, with a .powys.sch.uk domain name.

[quincy]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know how to get hold of a .sch.uk domain? I would like one for my kids school, inherited their website (prestonprimary.co.uk if interested)

 

Thanks

[FN-GM]

The IT department of the local LEA? I think.

 

Z

[Sylv3r]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know how to get hold of a .sch.uk domain? I would like one for my kids school, inherited their website (prestonprimary.co.uk if interested)

 

Thanks

 

As far as I am aware all schools were allocated a .sch.uk domain. Speak to Nominet to see if you can get the details back for your .sch.uk domain.

[Joedetic]

Yeah, sch.uk domains are all very well and good but ours was really long and not very memorable. People kept forgetting it.

 

http://st-francis-s.walsall.sch.uk. I mean....there's no way people are gonna remember that. http://www.stfrancis.cc is what was bought when ICT started to grow within the school and we took over the hosting ourselves etc. The cc was chosen because as far as parent's are gonna know, it means catholic college, not a TLD country code

[webman]

In my experience, all sch.uk domains must be access by a hostname efore the school - eg, www or mail or vle etc - you can't just use http://schoolname.area ..... which makes it even longer.

[Joedetic]

Yeah, that was the case when the hosting was at the LEA...i /don't/ however think it was like that when they changed it over to our internal hosting.

 

Something to do with name based vhosts i reckon.

 

Can a mod delete the dual posting if they're reading this please...it wouldn't work for me because webman had already replied by the time i came to delete

[FN-GM]

@Joedetic nice site, although it would look better if you fixed the red eyes on that person on the banner.

 

Z

[Joedetic]

Dude, that's my old school...I'm in my second year at uni now. So i've not been at SFA for about a year and a half.

 

I don't actually think i've ever said on EduGeek what my school was called. There's a first for everything

[quincy]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know how to get hold of a .sch.uk domain? I would like one for my kids school, inherited their website (prestonprimary.co.uk if interested)

 

Thanks

[webman]

You will need to get in touch with Nominet.

[quincy]

Hum, don't know why my original post has appeared twice!!

 

I have mailed nominet, will let you know how I get on.

 

Thanks guys

[maniac]

My .sch.uk domain is directed to a virtual server, so I've complete control over what software is run on it, and the security of the server so it was straight off with IIS, and on with Apache! Just found out last week they would have provided us with a linyx server insted of windows if we'd requested it too. Damn!

 

Mike.

[quincy]

We host the website on our own server (we are a web hosting business!) Have over 130 domains, just never worked out how to get a .sch.uk!!

 

We host on linux (well plesk) if anyone interested!!

[joe90bass]

If I remember right (it was a few years ago) I had to approach Schoolzone to get our .sch.uk name released (Don't know why!!) And I agree http://www.maestegcs.bridgend.sch.uk is a long name to remember and type especially when you add in https: and /exchange!!

 

edit - And we host our site internally, so we can pretty much run what we want on it!

 

Joe

[Oops_my_bad]

anyone had any luck with .ac.uk domains?

[GrumbleDook]

.ac.uk domains are only available to institutes that are primarily for tertiary education and are controlled by UKERNA. More information is available here

 

A few schools have managed to get .ac.uk but this is usually because they have links with universities and they had their first 'Net connection via them.

 

Schools will no longer get .ac.uk domains.

 

For more information about .sch.uk domains please have a look at the schools section of the Nominet site.

 

HTH