asp versus html

steelhead · 12-23-2009, 09:37 AM

Since I am not a coder, perhaps someone can shed a little light here.

I have a client who site pages have the extension asp. They want to mover their site to a new host and add a couple of pages of content.

The questions are: When signing up for the new host, will asp pages work on any standard server or must it be unix or windows

Secondly, if the client wants to add a couple of html pages themselves, would there be a conflict with the existing asp pages.

Thanks.
-Steve

Harry Spencer · 12-23-2009, 10:19 AM

I don't know much about ASP programming but is a Microsoft product and although it is probably possible to run on a linux server it would probably be a lot more complicating than using it with a Windows server. the link below is on an article about running asp on apache

PCQuest : Linux : Run ASP Websites on Apache

You should be able to run HTML files and ASP files on the same site as long as the file names are different. Might be worth storing the files in different locations or folders.

hope this helps.

steelhead · 12-23-2009, 11:59 AM

If that is the case then, is it an easy thing to convert the asp files to html to avoid hassles?

mywebwork · 12-23-2009, 03:48 PM

ASP (Active Server Pages) are not static pages like HTML, they are dynamic and require a server capable of interpreting them. As was mentioned earlier this is typically a Microsoft IIS server, but it is possible to run them on Apache.

You cannot "convert" them to HTML. they could be rewritten in PHP, but that is essentially the same as rewriting the entire web site from scratch. There is no easy conversion method between the two languages.

Practically speaking the only way to run these is to run them on a server that provides support for ASP.

Bill

VisualWebEffects · 12-23-2009, 07:05 PM

most linux-unix web hosts nowadays support running ASP pages, coding them from a developers standpoint there is no difference between windows or the linux port. Except maybe a few minor adjustments for the emailing code.

steelhead · 12-24-2009, 02:03 PM

That certainly helps. Now that you have educated me I can advise my client.
-Steve

12-23-2009, 09:37 AM	#1
steelhead Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 74 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	asp versus html Since I am not a coder, perhaps someone can shed a little light here. I have a client who site pages have the extension asp. They want to mover their site to a new host and add a couple of pages of content. The questions are: When signing up for the new host, will asp pages work on any standard server or must it be unix or windows Secondly, if the client wants to add a couple of html pages themselves, would there be a conflict with the existing asp pages. Thanks. -Steve

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Harry Spencer HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London, U.K. Posts: 171 Thanks: 4 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: asp versus html I don't know much about ASP programming but is a Microsoft product and although it is probably possible to run on a linux server it would probably be a lot more complicating than using it with a Windows server. the link below is on an article about running asp on apache PCQuest : Linux : Run ASP Websites on Apache You should be able to run HTML files and ASP files on the same site as long as the file names are different. Might be worth storing the files in different locations or folders. hope this helps.
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steelhead Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 74 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: asp versus html If that is the case then, is it an easy thing to convert the asp files to html to avoid hassles?

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mywebwork Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA & Montreal Canada Posts: 2,218 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 759 Thanked 724 Times in 505 Posts	Re: asp versus html ASP (Active Server Pages) are not static pages like HTML, they are dynamic and require a server capable of interpreting them. As was mentioned earlier this is typically a Microsoft IIS server, but it is possible to run them on Apache. You cannot "convert" them to HTML. they could be rewritten in PHP, but that is essentially the same as rewriting the entire web site from scratch. There is no easy conversion method between the two languages. Practically speaking the only way to run these is to run them on a server that provides support for ASP. Bill

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VisualWebEffects HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 137 Thanks: 4 Thanked 35 Times in 18 Posts Contact Info	Re: asp versus html most linux-unix web hosts nowadays support running ASP pages, coding them from a developers standpoint there is no difference between windows or the linux port. Except maybe a few minor adjustments for the emailing code.
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12-24-2009, 02:03 PM	#6
steelhead Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 74 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: asp versus html That certainly helps. Now that you have educated me I can advise my client. -Steve