ASP Introduction

ASP files can contain text, HTML tags, and scripts. Scripts in ASP files can be executed on the server.

Knowledge that should be possessed before learning:

Before you continue, you should have a basic understanding of the following knowledge:

  • HTML / XHTML
  • scripting languages, such as JavaScript or VBScript

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What is ASP?

  • ASP refers to Active Server Pages (Dynamic Server Pages)
  • ASP is a technology of Microsoft Corporation
  • ASP is a program that runs in IIS
  • IIS refers to Internet Information Services (Internet Information Services)
  • IIS is a free component of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003
  • IIS is also an optional component of Windows NT 4.0
  • This optional component can be downloaded via the Internet
  • PWS is smaller in size - but it has the full functionality of IIS
  • PWS can be found on the installation CD of Windows 95/98

ASP Compatibility

  • To run IIS, you need Windows NT 4.0 or a higher version
  • To run PWS, you need Windows 95 or a higher version
  • ChiliASP is a technology to run ASP on non-Windows operating systems
  • InstantASP is another technology to run ASP on non-Windows operating systems

What is an ASP file?

  • ASP files are similar to HTML files
  • ASP files can contain text, HTML, XML, and scripts
  • Scripts in ASP files can be executed on the server
  • The extension of ASP files is ".asp"

What is the difference between ASP and HTML?

  • When the browser requests an HTML file, the server returns this file
  • When the browser requests an ASP file, IIS passes this request to the ASP engine. The ASP engine reads the file line by line and executes the script within it. Finally, the ASP file is returned to the browser in pure HTML form.

What can ASP do for you?

  • Dynamically edit, change, or add any content on the page
  • Respond to queries or data submitted by users from HTML forms
  • Access data or databases and return the results to the browser
  • Customize web pages for different users to improve the usability of these pages
  • The advantages of using ASP instead of CGI and Perl are its simplicity and speed
  • Since ASP code cannot be viewed from the browser end, ASP ensures the security of the site.
  • Excellent ASP programming can reduce network load to the lowest possible level

Important:Since ASP runs on the server, the browser does not need to support client-side scripts to display ASP files!