ASP web hosting refers to web hosting companies who provide support for ASP (Active Server Page). If you want a dynamic data-driven web site you may wish to embed ASP code into your web site’s HTML Pages. When a user is viewing a web site that is developed using ASP, the pages can change depending on the actions of the user. ASP code allows you to link your web pages to a database, where users can interact with the web page by logging in and using their own personal settings or they can interactively place orders on your web site.
What is ASP?
ASP stands for Active Server Pages. Active Server Pages are HTML pages with embedded ASP scripts that are processed on the server before the page is sent to the user. ASP allows you to create dynamic database driven pages, a user can access data in a database, and interact with page objects such as Active X or Java components.
How does ASP work?
When you type a name of ASP file in the Address Box and then click on the application for ASP. The browser will send this request to Internet Information Services (IIS). Web sever will receive this application and realize it was ASP because of the surfix "asp".Then it will get the correct ASP file from the hardisk or the internal memory.After that the ASP file will be sent to a special file named ASP.DLL from the web server.The ASP file will run and generate a static HTML acording to the request.The homepage of CFML will be sent back to the browser and it will be explained and run by your browser and then it will appear in the user's browser.
How to find an ASP web host?
You will need to find a web host who will host your website on a Windows 2000 server. It is safer to host your ASP pages on a Windows 2000 server as they are more stable and most ASP components work with IIS, specific to Windows. You also need to consider if your web site uses a database (e.g. SQL, Access) and then make sure your web host provides support for the type of database your web site uses.
