How to Host ASP
Hosting ASP on a Windows server requires Internet Information Services (IIS). IIS is also installed on desktop versions of the operating system, such as Vista and XP, but these machines are unable to handle the traffic and processor strain of hosting websites. IIS on these machines is used for development. To host ASP applications, you first need a server and a connection to the Internet. If you have these, then hosting pages is as easy as configuring the server and folder for ASP processes.
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Instructions
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Create a directory on the IIS server. The directory's location can be anywhere on the hard drive. Take note of where you create the directory for the following steps.
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Click the Windows Start button and select "Control Panel." Double-click "Administrative Tasks" directory within the Control Panel. Double-click the IIS icon to open the IIS Management Console.
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Right-click the icon labeled "Default Web Site" on the left side of the window and select "New." From this menu, select "Virtual Directory." Click the "Next" button at the welcome screen.
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Enter a friendly name for the ASP website. This can be any name you choose. Most administrators name the website something similar to the domain name. Click the "Next" button.
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Enter the directory path for the website directory. This is the path from step one. For instance, if you created the directory "C:\mywebsite," this name is what is entered into the textbox. Click the "Next" button.
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Select "Read" and "Run scripts" from the list of permission options. Click the "Next" button and click "Close" on the final summary screen.
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Right-click the new virtual directory just created on the web server. Select "Properties." This opens a configuration window. In this window, click the "ASP.NET" tab.
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Click the "Edit configuration" button. Click the "Add" button in the "Application Settings" section of the properties box. Once this is done, click the "Ok" button to save the settings.
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Upload your ASP pages to the directory you created on step one. Once that is complete, you are ready to view the ASP pages from the Web server.
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Open a Web browser and gp to the location of the ASP web site. For instance, if the alias you created in Step 4 was "mywebsite," then you can view the hosted web pages by entering "http://<servername>/mywebsite" where "<servername>" is the computer name of the server. This can also be done on any other computer on the network to view the website.
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