CSEE Documentation - User contributions [en]

Internet Applications

2025-06-02T20:56:27Z

Gweiss:

==Overview==

Multiple Web Browsers are available on the supported platforms.

==Linux==

* Chromium - select from the graphical menu or /usr/bin/chromium-browser from the command line
* Firefox - select from the graphical menu or /usr/bin/firefox from the command line

Main Page

2025-03-28T20:56:11Z

Gweiss: /* Miscellaneous Documentation */

==Welcome==
* <h3>[[Introduction|Introduction to the CSEE computing environment]]</h3>
* [[Register]] to acquire a CSEE computer account.<br>
* [http://my.cs.umbc.edu/ Support Portal] - Manage tickets, groups, contact information, and account configurations.<br>

==Mail Configuration and Usage==
* [[Forward Email to another account]] - Mail delivery to a remote mailbox
* [[Maintain Vacation replies]] - Autoreply to senders if you are out of the office
* [http://www.washington.edu/alpine/ Alpine] - Text-based mail client accessible from the command line
* [[IMAP Mail Client Setup]] - Configure Thunderbird, Outlook, or Alpine
* [[SpamAssassin/ClamAV]] - Protection from unwanted email
* [[Thunderbird on Linux]] - GUI mail client
* [[CSEE Mail Aliases]] - Departmental Academic and Business contacts
* [[CSEE Mailing Lists]] - Primary departmental communication and usage
* [[Changing Roundcube Skins]] - Changing the webmail theme.
* [[Roundcube Folders]] - Enabling Folders in Roundcube Webmail

==Web Development==
* [[Web Introduction]] - Personal Web page with every CSEE account
* [[CGI]] - Original method to implement dynamic content
* [[PHP]] - Modern method to implement dynamic content
* [[MySQL]] - Use a database to store information

==Web Services==
* [[Publications]] - Online publication manager and RSS syndication service

==Login services==
* [[SSH/SCP/SFTP]] - Secure remote logins and file transfers

==Workstations in CSEE Department==
* [[CSEE Computer Installation]] - Add systems to labs or offices
* [[Supported Hardware]] - Computer platforms that can be integrated within the CSEE environment
* [[Supported Operating Systems]] - Operating Systems which are centrally managed

==Applications==
* [[LibreOffice]] - Microsoft compatible productivity software suite
* [[Internet Applications]] - Web Browsers
* [[Mounting NTFS]] - How to mount NTFS USB sticks
* [[Mounting Cloud Storage on Linux]]
* [[Wolfram Mathematica on Linux]]
* [[Testing Cadence and Synopsys]]

==Software Downloads==
* [[Imagine Premium|Microsoft Azure for Students]] - (formerly Microsoft Imagine Premium) Microsoft provides software for classes and labs
* [http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx?ws=a401157c-cc1c-e411-9403-b8ca3a5db7a1&vsro=8 Adobe Creative Cloud] - UMBC Faculty and Staff Adobe software usage for home

==Miscellaneous Documentation==
* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/ Java Documentation]
* [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html#legacysun Sun Documentation]
* [http://www.tldp.org/ Linux Documentation Project]
* [https://umbc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/faq/pages/30754220/Getting+Connected+with+the+UMBC+GlobalProtect+VPN UMBC VPN]

==Other UMBC IT Sites==
* [https://my.umbc.edu/topics/computing-and-technology/ DoIT]
* [http://noc.umbc.edu/ DoIT Networks]
* [http://doit.umbc.edu/request-tracker-rt/doit-myumbc-tsc/ DOIT Ticket System]

SSH/SCP/SFTP

2025-03-28T20:52:58Z

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==Username==
The username for logins was provided in the email that was sent with the notification that he account was set up. The username can also be gotten by searching for yourself at https://www2.umbc.edu/search/directory/advanced/ and looking at the results. The string of characters result beneath the campus ID result is the username.

==Interactive Servers==

CSEE provides interactive login machines:

* Redhat Enterprise Linux 8
** linuxserver1.cs.umbc.edu
** linuxserver2.cs.umbc.edu
** linuxserver3.cs.umbc.edu

==Computative Servers==

CSEE provides shell access logins for systems to run more math/computative processes, available for classes or research:

* Redhat Enterprise Linux 8
** virgo1.cs.umbc.edu

==SSH Clients==

* Macintosh
** Mac OS X has ssh available at the command line.
* Linux and UNIX
** On CSEE servers and workstations<br/>/usr/bin/ssh
** The portable source is availale from OpenSSH<br/>Site: http://www.openssh.org
* Windows
** Putty is the recommened SSH client<br/>http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
** Windows 10 has command line OpenSSH (ssh command) if Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is installed

Main Page

2025-03-28T20:46:31Z

Gweiss: /* Mail Configuration and Usage */

==Welcome==
* <h3>[[Introduction|Introduction to the CSEE computing environment]]</h3>
* [[Register]] to acquire a CSEE computer account.<br>
* [http://my.cs.umbc.edu/ Support Portal] - Manage tickets, groups, contact information, and account configurations.<br>

==Mail Configuration and Usage==
* [[Forward Email to another account]] - Mail delivery to a remote mailbox
* [[Maintain Vacation replies]] - Autoreply to senders if you are out of the office
* [http://www.washington.edu/alpine/ Alpine] - Text-based mail client accessible from the command line
* [[IMAP Mail Client Setup]] - Configure Thunderbird, Outlook, or Alpine
* [[SpamAssassin/ClamAV]] - Protection from unwanted email
* [[Thunderbird on Linux]] - GUI mail client
* [[CSEE Mail Aliases]] - Departmental Academic and Business contacts
* [[CSEE Mailing Lists]] - Primary departmental communication and usage
* [[Changing Roundcube Skins]] - Changing the webmail theme.
* [[Roundcube Folders]] - Enabling Folders in Roundcube Webmail

==Web Development==
* [[Web Introduction]] - Personal Web page with every CSEE account
* [[CGI]] - Original method to implement dynamic content
* [[PHP]] - Modern method to implement dynamic content
* [[MySQL]] - Use a database to store information

==Web Services==
* [[Publications]] - Online publication manager and RSS syndication service

==Login services==
* [[SSH/SCP/SFTP]] - Secure remote logins and file transfers

==Workstations in CSEE Department==
* [[CSEE Computer Installation]] - Add systems to labs or offices
* [[Supported Hardware]] - Computer platforms that can be integrated within the CSEE environment
* [[Supported Operating Systems]] - Operating Systems which are centrally managed

==Applications==
* [[LibreOffice]] - Microsoft compatible productivity software suite
* [[Internet Applications]] - Web Browsers
* [[Mounting NTFS]] - How to mount NTFS USB sticks
* [[Mounting Cloud Storage on Linux]]
* [[Wolfram Mathematica on Linux]]
* [[Testing Cadence and Synopsys]]

==Software Downloads==
* [[Imagine Premium|Microsoft Azure for Students]] - (formerly Microsoft Imagine Premium) Microsoft provides software for classes and labs
* [http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx?ws=a401157c-cc1c-e411-9403-b8ca3a5db7a1&vsro=8 Adobe Creative Cloud] - UMBC Faculty and Staff Adobe software usage for home

==Miscellaneous Documentation==
* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/ Java Documentation]
* [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html#legacysun Sun Documentation]
* [http://www.tldp.org/ Linux Documentation Project]
* [https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867886 UMBC VPN]

==Other UMBC IT Sites==
* [https://my.umbc.edu/topics/computing-and-technology/ DoIT]
* [http://noc.umbc.edu/ DoIT Networks]
* [http://doit.umbc.edu/request-tracker-rt/doit-myumbc-tsc/ DOIT Ticket System]

Thunderbird on Linux

2025-03-28T20:45:04Z

Gweiss: Created page with "Mozilla Thunderbird mail client is available for use on Linux. The GUI desktop program selector has Thunderbird available. It can also be launched from the command line with the command: thunderbird"

Mozilla Thunderbird mail client is available for use on Linux.

The GUI desktop program selector has Thunderbird available. It can also be launched from the command line with the command: thunderbird

Main Page

2025-03-28T20:43:49Z

Gweiss: /* Mail Configuration and Usage */

==Welcome==
* <h3>[[Introduction|Introduction to the CSEE computing environment]]</h3>
* [[Register]] to acquire a CSEE computer account.<br>
* [http://my.cs.umbc.edu/ Support Portal] - Manage tickets, groups, contact information, and account configurations.<br>

==Mail Configuration and Usage==
* [[Forward Email to another account]] - Mail delivery to a remote mailbox
* [[Maintain Vacation replies]] - Autoreply to senders if you are out of the office
* [http://www.washington.edu/alpine/ Alpine] - Text-based mail client accessible from the command line
* [[IMAP Mail Client Setup]] - Configure Thunderbird, Outlook, or Alpine
* [[SpamAssassin/ClamAV]] - Protection from unwanted email
* [[Thunderbird on Linux]] - GUI mail client
* [[CSEE Mail Aliases]] - Departmental Academic and Business contacts
* [[CSEE Mailing Lists]] - Primary departmental communication and usage
* [[Changing Roundcube Skins]] - Changing the webmail theme.
* [[Roundcube Folders]] - Enabling Folders in Roundcube

==Web Development==
* [[Web Introduction]] - Personal Web page with every CSEE account
* [[CGI]] - Original method to implement dynamic content
* [[PHP]] - Modern method to implement dynamic content
* [[MySQL]] - Use a database to store information

==Web Services==
* [[Publications]] - Online publication manager and RSS syndication service

==Login services==
* [[SSH/SCP/SFTP]] - Secure remote logins and file transfers

==Workstations in CSEE Department==
* [[CSEE Computer Installation]] - Add systems to labs or offices
* [[Supported Hardware]] - Computer platforms that can be integrated within the CSEE environment
* [[Supported Operating Systems]] - Operating Systems which are centrally managed

==Applications==
* [[LibreOffice]] - Microsoft compatible productivity software suite
* [[Internet Applications]] - Web Browsers
* [[Mounting NTFS]] - How to mount NTFS USB sticks
* [[Mounting Cloud Storage on Linux]]
* [[Wolfram Mathematica on Linux]]
* [[Testing Cadence and Synopsys]]

==Software Downloads==
* [[Imagine Premium|Microsoft Azure for Students]] - (formerly Microsoft Imagine Premium) Microsoft provides software for classes and labs
* [http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx?ws=a401157c-cc1c-e411-9403-b8ca3a5db7a1&vsro=8 Adobe Creative Cloud] - UMBC Faculty and Staff Adobe software usage for home

==Miscellaneous Documentation==
* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/ Java Documentation]
* [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html#legacysun Sun Documentation]
* [http://www.tldp.org/ Linux Documentation Project]
* [https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867886 UMBC VPN]

==Other UMBC IT Sites==
* [https://my.umbc.edu/topics/computing-and-technology/ DoIT]
* [http://noc.umbc.edu/ DoIT Networks]
* [http://doit.umbc.edu/request-tracker-rt/doit-myumbc-tsc/ DOIT Ticket System]

IMAP Mail Client Setup

2025-03-21T00:45:53Z

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[[Category:Email]]
==Overview==
The CSEE mail servers use a secure connection for incoming and outgoing mail; so you will need to customize your mail client in order to read and send e-mail on your CSEE account. This page explains how to configure your e-mail client for the CSEE Mail Services. This page will discuss Thunderbird and Microsoft Outlook If you use a different client, please refer to your client's documentation. You will need to set up your client for the following services:<br/>
<br/>
{| border="1" align="center" class="prettytable"
! '''Service'''
! '''Server name'''
! '''Port'''
|-
|Secure IMAP
|imap.cs.umbc.edu
|993
|-
|Secure POP
|imap.cs.umbc.edu
|995
|-
|Secure SMTP
|smtp.cs.umbc.edu
|25
|}
<br/>


==Thunderbird (Windows/MacOS/Linux)==

#If you have no email accounts configured the 'New Account' dialog will automatically open. [[:File:Thunderbird-1.png|[1]]]<br />If you already have accounts in Thunderbird and are simply adding CSEE mail to Thunderbird open the 'New Account' dialog by clicking on the 3 horizontal bars (menu button) and select 'Preferences' -> 'Account Settings...' then 'Account Options' -> 'Add Mail Account' [[:File:Thunderbird-2.png|[2]]]
#Fill in your name, csee username and your password. Thunderbird will attempt to automatically detect the proper settings, but it will not work. Manually, change the settings. [[:File:Thunderbird-3.png|[3]]]
{| class="prettytable"
!
!Server Hostname
!Port
!SSL
!Authentication
|-
|IMAP||imap.cs.umbc.edu||993||SSL/TLS||Normal Password
|-
|SMTP||smtp.cs.umbc.edu||587||STARTLS||Normal Password
|}
<ol start="3">
<li>If the 'Done' box becomes grayed out, click in one of the 'Authentication' boxes and select 'Normal Password' again. This should re-enable the button.</li>
</ol>
Email is now set up--check for new messages by clicking the "Get Mail" button.
<gallery>
File:Thunderbird-1.png|New Account dialog when no accounts are configured
File:Thunderbird-2.png|How to access the New Account dialog with existing accounts are in Thunderbird
File:Thunderbird-3.png|All the settings in their respective fields
</gallery>
=== Adding LDAP support ===
Adding LDAP support allows Thunderbird to auto-complete email address of people who are in the UMBC system.
# Access the menu, the three horizontal bars in the upper right -> preferences -> preferences [[:File:Thunderbird-ldap-1.png|[1]]]
# Select the "Composition" tab and then the "Addressing" sub-tab. Click on "Edit Directories..." [[:File:Thunderbird-ldap-2.png |[2]]]
# Select "Add" to add a new LDAP server.
# Fill in the following information [[:File:Thunderbird-ldap-3.png|[3]]]
#: Name: UMBC LDAP
#: Hostname: directory.umbc.edu
#: Base DN: dc=umbc,dc=edu
# Click "OK" on the "Directory Server Properties" window
# Click "OK" on the "LDAP Directory Servers" window
# Make sure that the checkbox next to "Directory Server" is checked and make sure that the drop down says "UMBC LDAP" [[:File:Thunderbird-ldap-4.png|[4]]]
# Click "OK"
That's its, you are all set up for LDAP

<gallery>
Thunderbird-ldap-1.png | Accessing the preferences
Thunderbird-ldap-2.png | The "Addressing" sub-tab under the "Composition" tab
Thunderbird-ldap-3.png | The required settings for LDAP
Thunderbird-ldap-4.png | Selecting the new LDAP server
</gallery>

==Microsoft Outlook==

These are the steps to add an account to Outlook 2013 with Outlook having not been configured before.
# On the welcome screen click "Next" [[:Image:Outlook2013-1.PNG|[1]]]
# Make sure that "Yes" is selected and select "Next" [[:Image:Outlook2013-2.PNG|[2]]]
# Select "Manual setup or additional server types" and click "Next" [[:Image:Outlook2013-3.PNG|[3]]]
# Select "POP or IAMP" and click "Next" [[:Image:Outlook2013-4.PNG|[4]]]
# Fill in the required boxes [[:Image:Outlook2013-5.PNG|[5]]]
#* Under "Server Information"
#*: Account Type: "IMAP"
#*: Incoming mail server: "imap.cs.umbc.edu"
#*: Outgoing mail server (smtp): "smtp.cs.umbc.edu"
#* Logon:
#*: User Name: (just your usename, no @cs.umbc.edu)
#*: Password: (your password)
# Click "More Settings ..."
# Pick the "Outgoing Server" tab [[:Image:Outlook2013-6.PNG|[6]]]
#* Check "My outgoing server..."
#* Select "Log on using" and fill in your user name and password
# Pick the "Advanced" tab [[:Image:Outlook2013-7.PNG|[7]]]
# Change "Incoming server (IMAP)" to: 993
#* Change the drop down below it to say SSL
# Leave "Outgoing server (SMTP)" at 25
#* Change the drop down below it to say "TLS"
# Click "OK" and return to the Add account form and click "Next"
#* If everything has been completed successfully both tasks should say "Completed" [[:Image:Outlook2013-8.PNG|[8]]]
Your all set!

<gallery>
File: Outlook2013-1.PNG | Welcome Screen
File: Outlook2013-2.PNG | Configure email?
File: Outlook2013-3.PNG | Automatic or Manual
File: Outlook2013-4.PNG | Email type selection
File: Outlook2013-5.PNG | Server Settings
File: Outlook2013-6.PNG | Outgoing server settings
File: Outlook2013-7.PNG | Advanced Settings
File: Outlook2013-8.PNG | Testing your settings
</gallery>

===Adding LDAP support===
Adding LDAP support allows Outlook to auto-complete email address of people who are in the UMBC system.
# Click on the "FIle" tab, select the "Account Settings" dropdown and click "Account Settings..." [[:File: outlook-ldap-1.png|[1]]]
# Select the "Address books" tab and click "New..." [[:File: outlook-ldap-2.png|[2]]]
# Select "Internet Directory Service (LDAP)" and click "Next" [[:File: outlook-ldap-3.png|[3]]]
# Enter "directory.umbc.edu" in the "Server Name" field [[:File:outlook-ldap-4.png|[4]]]
# Click "Next"
# When it tells you that "You must restart Outlook for these changes to take effect" click "OK"
# Click "Finish"
That's its, you are all set up for LDAP.

<gallery>
File: outlook-ldap-1.png | Accessing the Account Settings
File: outlook-ldap-2.png | Adding a new Internet Address Book
File: outlook-ldap-3.png | Selecting a "LDAP" Address Book
File: outlook-ldap-4.png | Information to enter
</gallery>

==Alpine==
Alpine's default access method uses direct access to your mail spool in /var/mail. A bug in Linux prevents this from actually working. The solution is to manually configure alpine to use IMAP.

Edit the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> and the line beginning with <tt>folder-collections=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (replace USERNAME with your UMBC username):
inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh/IMAP}inbox
folder-collections=Mail {imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh}[]

Alpine can also use the UMBC LDAP server to search for names and email addresses. This support can be added by editing the line beginning with <tt>ldap-servers=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (this is all one line):
ldap-servers=directory.umbc.edu:389 "/base=dc=umbc,dc=edu/binddn=/impl=0/rhs=0/ref=0/nosub=0/tls=0/tlsm=0/type=/srch=/time=/size=/cust=/nick=/matr=/catr=/satr=/gatr="

Every time alpine is run, a prompt will ask for your password to be entered.

LibreOffice

2024-07-23T19:21:41Z

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==Overview==

LibreOffice is a modern office suite compatible with Microsoft Office. It features word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database components.

==Running LibreOffice==

Select the desired component using the GNOME main menu at "Applications->Office". Base is the database application. Calc is the spreadsheet application. Draw is a vector drawing application. Impress is equivalent to PowerPoint. Math is an equation editor. Writer is the word processor application.

==Printer Setup==

===Red Hat Linux===
# Open a terminal window.
# Run the command: /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program/spadmin
# Find the printer you wish to set as default in the <b>Installed printers</b> list and click it.
# Click "Default".
# Click "Close". All LibreOffice print jobs will be sent to the default printer.

==Further Documentation==
* [http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ LibreOffice Documentation]
* [http://api.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice API Documentation]
* [http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/ Apache OpenOffice Documentation]

Main Page

2024-07-23T19:20:47Z

Gweiss:

==Welcome==
* <h3>[[Introduction|Introduction to the CSEE computing environment]]</h3>
* [[Register]] to acquire a CSEE computer account.<br>
* [http://my.cs.umbc.edu/ Support Portal] - Manage tickets, groups, contact information, and account configurations.<br>

==Mail Configuration and Usage==
* [[Forward Email to another account]] - Mail delivery to a remote mailbox
* [[Maintain Vacation replies]] - Autoreply to senders if you are out of the office
* [http://www.washington.edu/alpine/ Alpine] - Text-based mail client accessible from the command line
* [[IMAP Mail Client Setup]] - Configure Thunderbird, Outlook, or Alpine
* [[SpamAssassin/ClamAV]] - Protection from unwanted email
* [[Thunderbird on Linux and Solaris]] - GUI mail client
* [[CSEE Mail Aliases]] - Departmental Academic and Business contacts
* [[CSEE Mailing Lists]] - Primary departmental communication and usage

==Web Development==
* [[Web Introduction]] - Personal Web page with every CSEE account
* [[CGI]] - Original method to implement dynamic content
* [[PHP]] - Modern method to implement dynamic content
* [[MySQL]] - Use a database to store information

==Web Services==
* [[Publications]] - Online publication manager and RSS syndication service

==Login services==
* [[SSH/SCP/SFTP]] - Secure remote logins and file transfers

==Workstations in CSEE Department==
* [[CSEE Computer Installation]] - Add systems to labs or offices
* [[Supported Hardware]] - Computer platforms that can be integrated within the CSEE environment
* [[Supported Operating Systems]] - Operating Systems which are centrally managed

==Applications==
* [[LibreOffice]] - Microsoft compatible productivity software suite
* [[Internet Applications]] - Web Browsers
* [[Mounting NTFS]] - How to mount NTFS USB sticks
* [[Mounting Cloud Storage on Linux]]
* [[Wolfram Mathematica on Linux]]
* [[Testing Cadence and Synopsys]]

==Software Downloads==
* [[Imagine Premium|Microsoft Azure for Students]] - (formerly Microsoft Imagine Premium) Microsoft provides software for classes and labs
* [http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx?ws=a401157c-cc1c-e411-9403-b8ca3a5db7a1&vsro=8 Adobe Creative Cloud] - UMBC Faculty and Staff Adobe software usage for home

==Miscellaneous Documentation==
* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/ Java Documentation]
* [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html#legacysun Sun Documentation]
* [http://www.tldp.org/ Linux Documentation Project]
* [https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867886 UMBC VPN]

==Other UMBC IT Sites==
* [https://my.umbc.edu/topics/computing-and-technology/ DoIT]
* [http://noc.umbc.edu/ DoIT Networks]
* [http://doit.umbc.edu/request-tracker-rt/doit-myumbc-tsc/ DOIT Ticket System]

PHP

2024-07-23T19:19:41Z

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==CSEE Personal Web Site==
Set up your [[Web Introduction|Personal Web Site]] if you have not done so already.

==Using PHP in HTML documents (recommended)==
# Create a PHP-enabled HTML file (make sure it has a .php extension), e.g. /web/userpages/''username''/filename.php)
# Insert PHP statements anywhere in your file. Start each block of statements with <code><?php</code> and end it with <code>?></code> For example, to print a simple "Hello world!":<br/><code><nowiki><?php echo '<p>Hello world!</p>'; ?></nowiki></code>
# Make sure you set permissions properly on your script:<br/><code>chmod 705 /web/userpages/''username''/filename.php</code>
# Load the page with your favorite Web Browser to ensure that it works.

==Using PHP in CGI scripts==

# Using PHP on CSEE web servers is the same as using any other CGI langauge such as Perl. Review the instructions at the [[CGI|CSEE CGI Guide]] to become familiar with using CGI.
# Create your PHP file (make sure it has a .cgi extension), e.g. /web/userpages/''username''/filename.cgi)
# The first line of that file should read:<br/><code>#!/usr/bin/php</code>
# Write your PHP script. See the example above.
# Make sure you set permissions properly on your script:<br/><code>chmod 705 /web/userpages/''username''/filename.cgi</code>
# Load the page with your favorite Web Browser to ensure that it works.

==Documentation==
*[http://us2.php.net/manual/en/tutorial.php PHP Simple Tutorial]
*[http://us2.php.net/manual/en/index.php PHP Manual]

Web Introduction

2024-07-23T19:17:27Z

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==CSEE Personal Web Page==

1. [[SSH/SCP/SFTP|Login]] to your CSEE account.

2. <code>cd /web/userpages/''username''</code>

5. The home page must be named index.html .

6. <code>chmod o+r index.html</code>

7. All files in your /web/userpages/''username'' directory need to be "chmod o+r" for public viewing. All directories need to be "chmod o+x".

Your personal Web page is accessed by <nowiki>http://userpages.cs.umbc.edu/</nowiki>''username''/

CGI

2024-07-23T19:16:58Z

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==Using CGI on CSEE Personal Web Pages==

1. [[SSH/SCP/SFTP|Login]] to your CSEE account.

2. Set up your [[Web Introduction|Personal Web Site]] if you have not done so already.

2. Create a cgi-bin directory to store your CGI scripts.

<code>mkdir -p /web/userpages/''username''/cgi-bin</code>

<code>chmod 701 /web/userpages/''username''/cgi-bin</code>

3. Place your CGI files in the /web/userpages/''username''/cgi-bin directory. Ensure that the filenames for CGI executables end in .cgi OR .pl, otherwise the server will NOT recognize them as CGI scripts.

4. CGI script are accessed as a standard HTML link: <nowiki>http://userpages.cs.umbc.edu/''username''/cgi-bin/filename.cgi</nowiki>

5. IMPORTANT: CGI scripts run as your account permissions. Be careful since a badly written script could allow someone to access your account/data. Do not put arbitrary CGI code up if you don't know how it works. Follow the best security practices when you are writing your own CGI script. There are many good references on the web for CGI script security issues. If you use CGI scripts, it is highly recommend to research and become familiar with the issues regarding CGI.

6. The PHP language can be used for writing CGI scripts. Read the documentation at [http://www.php.net/ PHP.net] and the [[PHP|CSEE PHP Guide]] for more information.

7. CSEEIT reserves the right to discontinue access or disable user's CGI scripts that is doing something bad (such as, but not limited to enabling an email relay, providing illegal services, using too much CPU time, or something that is deemed undesirable). Under Maryland state law, CSEEIT has the responsibility take appropriate action to protect the state-owned equipment in the CSEE department at UMBC.

CGI

2024-07-23T19:15:35Z

Gweiss:

==Using CGI on CSEE Personal Web Pages==

1. [[SSH/SCP/SFTP|Login]] to your CSEE account.

2. Set up your [[Web Introduction|Personal Web Site]] if you have not done so already.

2. Create a cgi-bin directory to store your CGI scripts.

<code>mkdir -p /web/userpages/''username''/cgi-bin</code>

<code>chmod 701 ~/www/cgi-bin</code>

3. Place your CGI files in the ~/www/cgi-bin directory. Ensure that the filenames for CGI executables end in .cgi OR .pl, otherwise the server will NOT recognize them as CGI scripts.

4. CGI script are accessed as a standard HTML link: <nowiki>http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~username/cgi-bin/filename.cgi</nowiki>

5. IMPORTANT: CGI scripts run as your account permissions. Be careful since a badly written script could allow someone to access your account/data. Do not put arbitrary CGI code up if you don't know how it works. Follow the best security practices when you are writing your own CGI script. There are many good references on the web for CGI script security issues. If you use CGI scripts, it is highly recommend to research and become familiar with the issues regarding CGI.

6. The PHP language can be used for writing CGI scripts. Read the documentation at [http://www.php.net/ PHP.net] and the [[PHP|CSEE PHP Guide]] for more information.

7. CSEEIT reserves the right to discontinue access or disable user's CGI scripts that is doing something bad (such as, but not limited to enabling an email relay, providing illegal services, using too much CPU time, or something that is deemed undesirable). Under Maryland state law, CSEEIT has the responsibility take appropriate action to protect the state-owned equipment in the CSEE department at UMBC.

Web Introduction

2024-07-23T19:13:58Z

Gweiss:

==CSEE Personal Web Page==

1. [[SSH/SCP/SFTP|Login]] to your CSEE account.

2. <code>cd /web/userpages/</code>''username''

5. The home page must be named index.html .

6. <code>chmod o+r index.html</code>

7. All files in your /web/userpages/''username'' directory need to be "chmod o+r" for public viewing. All directories need to be "chmod o+x".

Your personal Web page is accessed by <nowiki>http://userpages.cs.umbc.edu/</nowiki>''username''/

Web Introduction

2024-07-23T19:13:43Z

Gweiss:

==CSEE Personal Web Page==

1. [[SSH/SCP/SFTP|Login]] to your CSEE account.

2. <code>cd /web/userpages/</code>''username''

5. The home page must be named index.html .

6. <code>chmod o+r index.html</code>

7. All files in your web/userpages/''username'' directory need to be "chmod o+r" for public viewing. All directories need to be "chmod o+x".

Your personal Web page is accessed by <nowiki>http://userpages.cs.umbc.edu/</nowiki>''username''/

Web Introduction

2024-07-23T19:13:16Z

Gweiss:

==CSEE Personal Web Page==

1. [[SSH/SCP/SFTP|Login]] to your CSEE account.

2. <code>cd /web/userpages/</code><your username>

5. The home page must be named index.html .

6. <code>chmod o+r index.html</code>

7. All files in your web/userpages/<your username> directory need to be "chmod o+r" for public viewing. All directories need to be "chmod o+x".

Your personal Web page is accessed by <nowiki>http://userpages.cs.umbc.edu/</nowiki>''username''/

Web Introduction

2024-07-23T19:11:55Z

Gweiss:

==CSEE Personal Web Page==

1. [[SSH/SCP/SFTP|Login]] to your CSEE account.

2. <code>cd /web/userpages/</code><your username>

5. The home page must be named index.html .

6. <code>chmod o+r ~/www/index.html</code>

7. All files in your www directory need to be "chmod o+r" for public viewing. All directories need to be "chmod o+x".

Your personal Web page is accessed by <nowiki>http://userpages.cs.umbc.edu/</nowiki>''username''/

CSEE Mailing Lists

2022-10-10T20:44:40Z

Gweiss:

These CSEE mailing list are for departmental-use only. You must be a registered user to be able to post to these lists. If the list hierarchy is thought of as a tree, subscribers are members of the leaf nodes.

* '''csee''' : All CSEE faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students
** '''csee-faculty''' : All CSEE faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-tt''' : Tenured or tenure-track faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-instructional''' : Full time lecturers and instructors
*** '''csee-faculty-affiliate''' : Research affiliate faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-research''' : Research faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-adjunct''' : Adjunct faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-emeritus''' : Emeritus faculty
** '''csee-staff''' : All CSEE staff
** '''csee-student''' : All CSEE students
*** '''csee-undergrad''' : All CSEE undergraduates
**** '''csee-undergrad-cs''' : Undergraduates majoring in Computer Science
**** '''csee-undergrad-ce''' : Undergraduates majoring in Computer Engineering
*** '''csee-grad''' : All CSEE graduate students
**** '''csee-grad-assistants''' : CSEE graduate assistants in all programs
**** '''csee-grad-cs''' : CSEE graduate students in the CS program
**** '''csee-grad-ce''' : CSEE graduate students in the CE program
**** '''csee-grad-ee''' : CSEE graduate students in the EE program

Notes
* You can add and remove yourself from these lists by the mechanism described below. Notify '''csee-listmaster''' AT '''csee''' DOT '''umbc''' DOT '''edu''' of any problems you can't resolve.
* Indentation shows inclusion, such as csee-grad, is defined as the union of '''csee-grad-cs''', '''csee-grad-ce''', and '''csee-grad-ee'''. So, if you are a graduate student in the CS program, you have been explicitly subscribed to '''csee-grad-cs''' and will by implicitly included in the lists csee-grad, csee-student and csee. One can not subscribe to the parent level lists.
* Lists (i.e. csee-undergrad-cs) have restictions on who is allowed to send mail through them (primarily because of their large size). Mail from unauthorized senders will be forwarded to the list administrator for approval.
* If you want to send mail to all CSEE graduate students, address it to '''csee-grad''' AT '''csee''' DOT '''umbc''' DOT '''edu'''.

Subscribing to a Mailing List
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the Subscribe to <listname> section
* Enter your email address and name
* Create a password, make sure it is not an important password because it will be emailed in clear text. If you are signing up with your umbc email address, you will be able to login to the mailing list using this password or your umbc password.
* Choose whether you want to receive mail in a digest or not and then click the Subscribe button.
* A confirmation email will sent to you. If you do not get this email please check your spam filter settings to allow emails from cs.umbc.edu.
* Open the confirmation email and click on the link inside.
* On this page you can verify your name, digest settings, and preferred language.
* Click on the Subscribe to list button to complete your subscription!

Unsubscribe from a Mailing List
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the <listname> Subscribers section
* Enter your email address in the last box and then click on the Unsubscribe or edit options button.
* On the next page, Go to the Unsubscribe section and click on the Unsubscribe button.
* You will be sent a confirmation email. Click on the link inside the email to complete your ubsubscription.

Retreive list password - Note: Those who are subscribed with a umbc.edu email address should use their myUMBC password.
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the <listname> Subscribers section
* Enter your email address in the last box and then click on the Unsubscribe or edit options button.
* On the next page, Go to the Password reminder section and click on Remind.
* You will be sent an email with your password.

View a list of Members of a Mailing List
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the <listname> Subscribers section
* Enter your email address and password in the first 2 boxes and then click on the Visit Subscriber List box.
<code>If you have signed up with a umbc address, i.e studentid@umbc.edu, make sure NOT to use the password you may have set to "access your email" during signup, as any accounts using a umbc.edu email will try and use your myUMBC credentials to authenticate and not the password you have set.</code>

Change Mailing List options and global options
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the <listname> Subscribers section
* Enter your email address in the last box and then click on the Unsubscribe or edit options button.
* On the next page you will be prompted for your password, enter it and click on Log in
* On this page you can change your email address and/or your password. You can also have your password emailed to you in case you have forgotten it.
* You can also change the subscription options for the mailing list at the bottom of the page. Select the options you want and click the submit button at the very bottom of the page.

Attention Graduate Students:

The CSEE Department maintains a number of electronic mailing lists. These are used to disseminate official announcements as well as to support various research groups. It is each graduate student's responsibility to subscribe to the mailing list that is relevant to their major: '''csee-grad-cs''', '''csee-grad-ce''', or '''csee-grad-ee'''. None of the other lists allow for self-subscriptions. Emails send to the parent lists csee-grad, csee-student, and csee will automatically propagate to the children lists csee-grad-cs, csee-grad-ce, and csee-grad-ee.

CSEE Mailing Lists

2022-10-10T20:41:31Z

Gweiss:

These CSEE mailing list are for departmental-use only. You must be a registered user to be able to post to these lists. If the list hierarchy is thought of as a tree, subscribers are members of the leaf nodes.

* '''csee''' : All CSEE faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students
** '''csee-faculty''' : All CSEE faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-tt''' : Tenured or tenure-track faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-instructional''' : Full time lecturers and instructors
*** '''csee-faculty-affiliate''' : Research affiliate faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-research''' : Research faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-adjunct''' : Adjunct faculty
*** '''csee-faculty-emeritus''' : Emeritus faculty
** '''csee-staff''' : All CSEE staff
** '''csee-student''' : All CSEE students
*** '''csee-undergrad''' : All CSEE undergraduates
**** '''csee-undergrad-cs''' : Undergraduates majoring in Computer Science
**** '''csee-undergrad-ce''' : Undergraduates majoring in Computer Engineering
*** '''csee-grad''' : All CSEE graduate students
**** '''csee-grad-assistants''' : CSEE graduate assistants in all programs
**** '''csee-grad-cs''' : CSEE graduate students in the CS program
**** '''csee-grad-ce''' : CSEE graduate students in the CE program
**** '''csee-grad-ee''' : CSEE graduate students in the EE program

Notes
* You can add and remove yourself from these lists by the mechanism described below. Notify '''csee-listmaster''' AT '''csee''' DOT '''umbc''' DOT '''edu''' of any problems you can't resolve.
* Indentation shows inclusion, such as '''csee-grad''', is defined as the union of '''csee-grad-cs''', '''csee-grad-ce''', and '''csee-grad-ee'''. So, if you are a graduate student in the CS program, you have been explicitly subscribed to '''csee-grad-cs''' and will by implicitly included in the lists '''csee-student''' and '''csee'''. One can not subscribe to upper level lists.
* Lists (i.e. csee-undergrad-cs) have restictions on who is allowed to send mail through them (primarily because of their large size). Mail from unauthorized senders will be forwarded to the list administrator for approval.
* If you want to send mail to all CSEE graduate students, address it to '''csee-grad''' AT '''csee''' DOT '''umbc''' DOT '''edu'''.

Subscribing to a Mailing List
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the Subscribe to <listname> section
* Enter your email address and name
* Create a password, make sure it is not an important password because it will be emailed in clear text. If you are signing up with your umbc email address, you will be able to login to the mailing list using this password or your umbc password.
* Choose whether you want to receive mail in a digest or not and then click the Subscribe button.
* A confirmation email will sent to you. If you do not get this email please check your spam filter settings to allow emails from cs.umbc.edu.
* Open the confirmation email and click on the link inside.
* On this page you can verify your name, digest settings, and preferred language.
* Click on the Subscribe to list button to complete your subscription!

Unsubscribe from a Mailing List
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the <listname> Subscribers section
* Enter your email address in the last box and then click on the Unsubscribe or edit options button.
* On the next page, Go to the Unsubscribe section and click on the Unsubscribe button.
* You will be sent a confirmation email. Click on the link inside the email to complete your ubsubscription.

Retreive list password - Note: Those who are subscribed with a umbc.edu email address should use their myUMBC password.
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the <listname> Subscribers section
* Enter your email address in the last box and then click on the Unsubscribe or edit options button.
* On the next page, Go to the Password reminder section and click on Remind.
* You will be sent an email with your password.

View a list of Members of a Mailing List
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the <listname> Subscribers section
* Enter your email address and password in the first 2 boxes and then click on the Visit Subscriber List box.
<code>If you have signed up with a umbc address, i.e studentid@umbc.edu, make sure NOT to use the password you may have set to "access your email" during signup, as any accounts using a umbc.edu email will try and use your myUMBC credentials to authenticate and not the password you have set.</code>

Change Mailing List options and global options
* Go to the URL lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/<listname> where <listname> is the name of the list.
* Scroll down to the <listname> Subscribers section
* Enter your email address in the last box and then click on the Unsubscribe or edit options button.
* On the next page you will be prompted for your password, enter it and click on Log in
* On this page you can change your email address and/or your password. You can also have your password emailed to you in case you have forgotten it.
* You can also change the subscription options for the mailing list at the bottom of the page. Select the options you want and click the submit button at the very bottom of the page.

Attention Graduate Students:

The CSEE Department maintains a number of electronic mailing lists. These are used to disseminate official announcements as well as to support various research groups. It is each graduate student's responsibility to subscribe to the mailing list that is relevant to their major: '''csee-grad-cs''', '''csee-grad-ce''', or '''csee-grad-ee'''. None of the other lists allow for self-subscriptions. Emails send to the parent lists csee-grad and csee will automatically propogate to the children lists csee-grad-cs, csee-grad-ce, and csee-grad-ee.

MySQL

2022-02-07T16:48:33Z

Gweiss:

CSEE computer account users are allowed to request one MySQL database. You may request any alphanumeric string as the name of your database, but if someone else has already taken that name they have precedence. The string you give is prepended with "user_", so if you request the database "foo" and nobody has taken it, you will be granted a database by the name "user_foo". We suggest that you pick a name that describes the purpose of your database rather than who owns it, although there is no prohibition on picking, say, your own username as a database name. However, if you're doing a group project, it may be a better idea to pick something related to the project, so if you graduate and someone else takes over the project, the name of the database will be sensible. It should be noted that disk space on the database server is at a premium and maximum database size is limited as measured in megabytes. Databases that grow too large in size will be asked to be migrated elsewhere.

To get a CSEE database account, submit a ticket through the standard interface at [https://my.cs.umbc.edu my.cs.umbc.edu]. Please state that you want a database and what name you want for it.

Once you've been granted a CSEE database account, you can connect to it at db1.cs.umbc.edu on port 3306 (the standard port for MySQL), your UMBC username, and the password that you'll be given via email.