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Introducing ASP: Learning About ASP and Server Side Programming

ASP is a server-side scripting language from Microsoft used for embedding dynamic content into HTML Web pages. ASP stands for "Active server Pages" ASP is automatically enabled with all of the Windows hosting accounts we offer. There are a multitude of free ASP scripts and applications already written and distributed on the Internet.

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Introducing ASP: Learning About ASP and Server Side Programming

ASP is a server-side scripting language from Microsoft used for embedding dynamic content into HTML Web pages. ASP stands for "Active server Pages" ASP is automatically enabled with all of the Windows hosting accounts we offer. There are a multitude of free ASP scripts and applications already written and distributed on the Internet.

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IntroducingASP

Introducing ASP
Learning About ASP and ServerSide Programming
ASPisaWebserverscriptinglanguagefromMicrosoftusedforembeddingdynamic contentintoHTMLWebpages.ASPstandsforActiveServerPages. ASPisaserversidescriptinglanguage.WhatdistinguishesASPfromsomethinglike clientsideJavaScriptisthatthecodeisexecutedontheserver.Thismeansthattheserver executesyourscriptandtranslatesthecontenttoHTMLbeforesendingittoyourWeb browser.Alloftheheavyliftingandcomputingisdoneontheserver. WhenauserlooksatthesourcefortheWebpagecreatedbyyourASPfile,theyhaveno wayofknowingwhat'sgoingonbehindthescenesalltheyseeistheendresult.

Using ASP
ASPisautomaticallyenabledwithalloftheWindowshostingaccountsweoffer.Onceyou activateyourWindowshostingaccount,youcancreateanduploadPHPpages. Ifyou'renotfamiliarwithASPandnotinterestedinwritingyourownprogrammingcode, youcanstilluseASPonWebsitesbydownloadingexistingscriptsandapplicationsand installingthemonyoursite.ThereareamultitudeoffreeASPscriptsandapplications alreadywrittenanddistributedontheInternet. UsingASPandanMSSQLorAccessdatabase,youcancreaterobustWebsitesthat generatecontentandimagesdynamically. BelowisalistofjustsomeofthefeaturesyoucanaddtoyourWebsiteusingASP:
Blogs Guestbooks DiscussionForums MailFunctions PasswordGeneration DatabaseCommunication Auctions Calendars/Planners Games FileManagement Voting/PollingFeatures

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What Asp Looks Like


IfyouarefamiliarwithHTML,ASPisastraightforwardlanguagetolearn.Onceyoulearn thebasicsyntax,youcanexploremoreadvancedfeaturesofASP. HereisabasicexampleofwhatASPlookslikeinanHTMLdocument:

<html> <head> <title>ASPExample</title> </head> <body> <% response.write("EverybodylovesanASPscript!") %> </body> </html>

UnlikePerlorC,there'snoneedtowriteaprogramwithalotofcommandstooutput yourHTML.YousimplywriteanHTMLscriptwithsomeembeddedcodetodo something. NoticehowTheASPcodeisenclosedinspecialstartandendtags.Theseallowyouto jumpintoandoutofASPmode.

Your First ASP Page


Thereareseveralgood(oftenfree)ASPeditorsavailableforwritingyourASPcode,but technicallyyoucanuseanytexteditorprogramtowriteanASPfile(e.g.,Notepad, TextEdit).

ToCreateYourFirstASPPage
1. Openyourtexteditor. 2. Typethefollowingcodeintoyourtexteditor:

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<html> <head> <title>ASP Test</title> </head> <body> <% response.write("Hello World!") %> </body> </html>

3. Saveyoufileashello.aspandcloseyourtexteditor.IfyouareusingWindows Notepad,makesurethatthethe.aspreplacesthe.txtextensionwhenyou saveyourfile. 4. UploadyournewASPfiletotherootfolderofyourWindowshostingaccount.


5.

UseyourbrowsertoaccessthefilebytypinginyourWebaddressfollowedby /hello.asp/.Forexample,www.yourdomainnamehere.com/hello.asp.

Ifeverythingisconfiguredcorrectly,ASPwillconvertthecodeinbetweenthe<%and%> tagsanddisplaythetextHelloWorldinyourbrowser.

NOTE: Ifyoutriedthisexampleanditdidnotdisplaycorrectlyoryouseethewholefileas text,contactcustomerservice.Remembertouploadyourfiletoyourhostingaccount.If youtrytoviewthisASPfileonyourcomputer,itwillnotwork.Youneedtouploaditontoa WebserverthathasASPrunning.

ThepointoftheexampleistoshowthespecialPHPtagformat.Inthisexampleweused <%toindicatethestartofaASPscript.ThenwewrotetheASPcontentandleftASP modebyaddingtheclosingtag,%>.YoumayjumpinandoutofASPmodeinanHTML filelikethisanywhereyouwant.

Your Second ASP Page


ThereareanumberoffunctionsyoucancallusingASPthatdisplayinformationabout yourWebbrowserorWebserver.

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ToUseASPtoGetInformationAboutYourSystem
1. Openyourtexteditor. 2. Typethefollowingcodeintoyourtexteditor:

<html> <head> <title>ASPInformation</title> </head> <body> <p><strong>Youarebrowsingthissitewith:</strong> <%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables ("http_user_agent"))%></p> <p><strong>YourIPaddressis:</strong> <%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("remote_addr"))%></p> <p><strong>TheDNSlookupoftheIPaddressis:</strong> <%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("remote_host"))%></p> <p><strong>Themethodusedtocallthepage:</strong> <%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables ("request_method"))%></p> <p><strong>Theserver'sdomainname:</strong> <%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("server_name"))%></p> <p><strong>Theserver'sport:</strong> <%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("server_port"))%></p> <p><strong>Theserver'ssoftware:</strong> <%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables ("server_software"))%></p> </body> </html>

3. Saveyoufileasinfo.aspandcloseyourtexteditor.IfyouareusingWindows Notepad,makesurethatthethe.aspreplacesthe.txtextensionwhenyou saveyourfile.

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4. UploadyournewASPfiletotherootfolderofyourhostingaccount. 5. UseyourbrowsertoaccessthefilebytypinginyourWebaddressfollowedby /info.asp/.Forexample,www.yourdomainnamehere.com/info.asp

Ifeverythingisconfiguredcorrectly,ASPwillconvertthecodeinbetweenthe<%and%> tagsanddisplayinformationaboutyourbrowserandserverinyourHTMLpage.5ngASP

AdditionalResources
ThereareanumberofplacesontheInternetwhereyoucanlearnmoreaboutASPand thedifferenttypesofASPWebapplicationsthatyoucanuseonyourWebsite.Herearea fewlinkstogetyoustarted: MicrosoftActiveServerPagesSite W3School'sASPTutorial ASPAlliance

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