How to Run ASP on linux(fedora)

[tanveer]

Hello Friends,
As I am working with PHP for about a year, now I am wanting to learn ASP too. This is because whenever I search for a job in web developer section they require everything like ASP,PHP,JSP,... a huge list. But incomparison I Think PHP precedes over ASP.
Anyway can u tell how to run ASP in linux(fedora) ?

[quantum]

Personally I think it is bad idea to try ASP on a linux box. Best to use the native language for the server one uses. PHP for apache and linux. ASP is for windows IIS server. So if you must work with ASP, take a step further and install windows in a dual booting system. Windows IIS comes with default xp home and professional operating system. And everything about getting up and running with ASP is there at

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http://localhost/iishelp/iis/misc/default.asp

Now if you are absolutely, ultimately determined to not touch windows with a ten feet pole, you will need something like Chilisoft.

[http://wwws.sun.com/software/chilisoft/]

It can work with linux, apache, and ASP 4.0.

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Java System Active Server Pages (formerly Sun ONE Active Server Pages) software is a secure, enterprise-class Active Server Pages (ASP) engine for the Sun Java System Web Server (formerly Sun ONE Web Server) and Apache Web server. Java Active Server Pages (ASP) is designed to help organizations deploy new or existing ASP applications within a secure and reliable Web infrastructure, such as the Java System Web Server running on the Solaris Operating System. The new version 4.0, adds support for Microsoft ASP 3.0, VBScript/JScript 5.5, and XML, and includes enhancements to its COM-to-Java technology bridge and integration with popular Web authoring tools, such as Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX and Microsoft FrontPage.

BUT, on the site it says it works for only Red Hat and Sussie. No mention of Fedora core. Although, it will work perhaps, with any flavor of linux that has Linux (x86) Kernel 2.4, and GLIBC 2.2.5. So you may want to check it out. This is a commercial product but you can download the trial version and use it for a short while anyway.
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[tanveer]

Hi quantum,
Thanz for ur reply. Linux goodbye, turned to windows.
I have winXp/win2000 with fedora. Now where to put the asp files in windows and do I have to config anything?

[quantum]

What version of windows you are using? At any rate, you have to first install the Windows Internet Information Service (IIS). In winxp From control panel go to add/remove programs. On left click on Add/Remove windows components. Then add Windows Internet Information Service (IIS). After that you may need to run this as a service everytime windows starts. And once the server is running go to this page from browser for all the server or asp related helps.

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http://localhost/iishelp/iis/misc/default.asp

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[dinangkur]

A little bit more. If you already have .asp files or a web based application then if you go to your "C" drive, you will see a folder "inetpub". It's created by default when you install IIS. Get into that folder, you will see few more folders. One is "wwwroot", put your .asp files in that folder, better create a folder in it and put your .asp files of a specific project in one folder.
Now open IE. Type [http://localhost/folder_name/file_name.asp]

And there you go.

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[tanveer]

hi there,
First of all Sorry for my late response itz because of my final exam.
dinangkur as u said I put my asp files in "wwwroot" but when I open IE and type
web:http://localhost/folder_name/file_name.asp it shows an error page.
MoreoverHow to start that IIS service in windows?

[quantum]

Hi Tanveer,

Hope the exam went well. So you will be out in wild soon! Best of luck.

Now I can't really help you from here. I don't have IIS installed. But most probably the problem is with the MS IIS server not running. So look in the System configuration Utility by running mscconfig and then go and look in the services tab for any sign of IIS. Another thing, did'nt the IIS put any shortcut in the Start-All Programs ? Look into that too. There's gotta be a way to start the server.
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[tanveer]

Thanks Qunatum.
As u said I looked into the service tab where it shows only one option similar to IIS.
It says something like this
IIS admin running

But the problem remains on the table. But anyway thanks for ur help.

[hasnut]

tanveer wrote:

hi there, First of all Sorry for my late response itz because of my final exam. dinangkur as u said I put my asp files in "wwwroot" but when I open IE and type web:http://localhost/folder_name/file_name.asp it shows an error page. MoreoverHow to start that IIS service in windows?

What error page?
To go it IIS
Start->control panel->Administrative Tools->Internet Information Services

if you don't see Internet Information Services then you didn't install IIS.
To install you need to go add remove programs .


to stop from command prompt use

Code:

net stop w3svc

to start IIS use

Code:

net start w3svc

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[tanveer]

thanks very much Hasnut. It worked just fine now.
The problem was that I didn't know how to run that service.
So, after starting the service as u said its working.