Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
- Can my group use scripts.mit.edu or sql.mit.edu with our Athena locker?
- Can my scripts write data somewhere?
- Is language "foo" or software package "bar" installed?
- Who is a locker administrator?
- Can I ssh to scripts.mit.edu to test my scripts?
- Why does reading files cause 'permission denied' errors on scripts.mit.edu?
- Why isn't the 'add' command working?
- Do you enforce any resource limits?
- Can my scripts access the network?
- Can my scripts send zephyrs?
- What are scripts.mit.edu security updates?
- How do I make a file accessible to Apache?
Web Script Service
- How do I enable additional PHP extensions?
- Can I set up my scripts site to forward/redirect to another website?
- How do I redirect all visitors to my site to a certificate-protected page?
- Does scripts.mit.edu support Jifty?
- Can my group obtain a shorter URL (eg, MY_GROUP.mit.edu)?
- My .htaccess or .htpasswd file is not working. Any suggestions?
- Can I limit access to my scripts and/or other content using passwords?
- Can I authenticate people using MIT personal certificates?
- Does scripts.mit.edu support Ruby on Rails?
- How do I redirect visitors to my web.mit.edu or www.mit.edu URL to my scripts.mit.edu website?
- Do my scripts need to be world-readable?
- How do I enable FastCGI?
- Are .htaccess.mit files supported?
- Why isn't my symlink working?
- Can I use scripts.mit.edu to generate an Apache-style log file for my web.mit.edu site?
- May I include that stylish "powered by scripts" image on my website?
- What file extensions are served directly to the web using my scripts.mit.edu account?
MediaWiki
- How do I upload more file types to my MediaWiki?
- How do I reset my password for MediaWiki?
- How do I enable math support in my MediaWiki wiki?
WordPress
MySQL Service
- How can I access my MySQL databases?
- How can I backup and restore MySQL data?
- How can I signup my group/locker for the MySQL service?
- How can I make Dreamweaver work with my MySQL databases?
- What is .my.cnf? What is my sql.mit.edu password?
Mail Script Service
Cron Service
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