Swancon website

From Australian sf information

This article describes the Swancon website.

Introduction

A new Swancon website is setup each year by the committee of the convention.

Notes are very rough, but hopefully provide enough info for [a moderately technical user] to pick it up as required.

Log into Hostgator CPanel: http://www.swancon.com.au/cpanel/
From CPanel, select Subdomains under "Domains"
- Create yyyy .swancon.com.au subdomain (eg. 2010.swancon.com.au) to /public_html/yyyy
- Create yyyy .swancon.com
- Set up re-direct for yyyy.swancon.com -> http://yyyy.swancon.com.au/
From CPanel, select FTP Accounts under "Files"
- Create yyyy @swancon.com.au user with password pointing to /public_html/yyyy
From Cpanel, select Forwarders under "Mail"
- Set up any email forwards the committee needs. Standard ones are:
  - convener-yyyy
  - committee-yyyy
  - secretary-yyyy
  - treasurer-yyyy
  - memberships-yyyy
  - [etc.]
- Provide yyyy commmittee with details:
  - URL: yyyy.swancon.com.au (and yyyy.swancon.com)
  - FTP Server: ftp.swancon.com.au
  - Username: yyyy@swancon.com.au
  - Password: [Whatever you created]

When site goes live (ie previous con is over and new site is ready):

From Cpanel, select Redirects, under "Domains"
Delete existing redirect for ALL
Set up new Temporary (302) redirect for All to http://yyyy.swancon.com.au/
(Make sure you have the option to redirect with or without www selected.)
Test that www.swancon.com.au, www.swancon.com, swancon.com.au and swancon.com all redirect to yyyy.swancon.com.au