Apache and ASP
umm... this might be a stupid question, but how do I get ASP to work with Apache? I am running Windows XP with Apache installed and it doesn't seem to be using ASP. It brings up the code for the page.
Thanks in advance
Zimbabwe
umm... this might be a stupid question, but how do I get ASP to work with Apache? I am running Windows XP with Apache installed and it doesn't seem to be using ASP. It brings up the code for the page.
Thanks in advance
Zimbabwe
zollet posted this at 09:44 — 23rd July 2002.
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You've probably missed the steps where you're supposed to update httpd.conf to parse .asp files as ASP scripts. I suggest you go through the installation guide one more time. Oh, also don't forget to restart Apache when you're done.
mairving posted this at 11:12 — 23rd July 2002.
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Well, now you can get Apache to parse ASP files but get it to parse them as ASP, no way unless you go third party. You could install something like apache:asp which will parse the pages using mod_perl. In general, I would never recommend anyone running Apache on a Windows machine except for testing purposes.
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zollet posted this at 15:48 — 23rd July 2002.
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mairving, I assumed he already had Apache-ASP or such as he mentioned ASP was already installed but was not working. Anyways, why wouldn't you recommend Apache on Windows? I've been running Apache + PHP + MySQL on a Windows2000 box (at home) for ever now and never had any problems with it. Works like a charm.
mairving posted this at 18:46 — 23rd July 2002.
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First, never assume anything. It wasn't totally clear whether ASP had been installed since it wasn't parsing ASP files.
Secondly running Apache on Windows is not as optimum as running Apache on a 'nix machine nor as secure. Apache has this to say about it:
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zollet posted this at 22:15 — 23rd July 2002.
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I know that Apache runs much better on Unix/Linux than it does on Windows, but I would still choose to run Apache over IIS on a Windows machine unless ASP, MS SQL and such were required. Just because Apache runs better on a *nix machine doesn't mean it runs poorly on Windows.
zimbabwe2002 posted this at 01:24 — 24th July 2002.
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Sorry that I wasn't clear before. I was running IIS 5 before and that was running ASP fine. I heard that Apache was a better server so I downloaded it and installed. I was able to get PHP and MySQL working on Apache, but not ASP. I would prefer not to rely on 3rd party software as I do not have the time to properly research it.
I need a server that can handle PHP, MySQL, ASP, JSP, Cold Fusion, MS SQL, CGI-Perl.
Would you recommend that I switch back to IIS, or continue to fight with Apache?
Zimbabwe
mairving posted this at 01:28 — 24th July 2002.
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Yeah, I have pondered that question a time or two. Running IIs on Windows or running Apache. It always comes down to the same solution for me, use Linux as my webserver OS. Plus it is just plain sickening how much MS charges for things. That is if you can understand the licensing.
Mark Irving
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zimbabwe2002 posted this at 01:34 — 24th July 2002.
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True... but I don't know any good solutions for ASP on a linux server. I have tried chillisoft ASP, but havn't had much luck with that.
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