Active Server Pages is Microsoft's programming language for
the Internet. ASP can be run on your local PC or
on your web hosting company. Advanced Form Handling is written
in ASP and comes in open source format. Open Source means that
you receive the ASP files and can read/edit them.
But not all PC's can run ASP
and not all web hosting companies can run ASP.
If you try to
run ASP on a sever that cannot, you will receive a dialog
asking you to save the file to disk. If your web server can
actually run Active Server Page file, the program logic will
execute on your server and probably display some HTML on your
browser. See http://coveryourasp.com/Snippet.asp?snip=21
Hosting Companies
If you web hosting
company is Windows based, it will almost always be able to run
ASP and therefore the Advanced Form Handler will run.
Running
on Your own PC
You can also run ASAP on your Pc but ONLY
if you have one of the following Windows versions. Although
ASP is Microsoft programming language, they do allow you to
run ASP on all versions of Windows.
| Windows Operating System |
Can run ASP? |
| Windows XP Professional |
Yes |
| Windows 98 |
Yes |
| Windows XP Home |
No |
| Windows ME |
No |
| Windows 2000 |
Yes |
| Window 2003 |
Yes |
| Windows 95 |
Yes |
| Macintosh |
No |
| Unix |
No |
On Windows 95/98 you need to Install Personal Web Server (
a free Microsoft add-on).
see this article for more information.
http://coveryourasp.com/PWS.asp
For Windows XP Professional, 2000, 2003, you need to
install and configure IIS.
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