Open up a free ASP fast lane

Microsoft's ASP technology makes the Dynamic Web-page technology from China's overwhelming popularity. When it comes to ASP, of course, it can be associated with Windows, which has long been a function of Microsoft's proprietary and commercial interests. ASP can only run on Microsoft Windows. But now it's different, Sun's Chilisoft company has launched a chiliasp solution. Thanks to this cross-platform solution we are not only getting rid of IIS, but also if you are willing to even get rid of Windows systems.

This article focuses on the Microsoft Windows2000 Professional Edition of the Chiliasp solution deployment, this example Apache Web server 1.3.27 version. If someone asks me, why use Windows2000 Professional Edition? It's simple, because we can completely fix the 10-person limit, and chiliasp claims to support only server-level operating systems while breaking two limits.

The software chiliasp required in this article can be registered from the Chilisoft company's website www.chilisoft.com. Chiliasp is a business solution, unless you are using Sun's operating system, you have to pay a modest authorization fee, of course, before this 30-day free trial. However, if you are a software developer, you can get no functionality at this site, time limit OEM licensing only for development use. Chiliasp License period is based on the cumulative Web server run time, if you can not run a 30-day Web server, you may use a lifetime =). As for the Apache server, you can get it from httpd.apache.org without registering for direct downloads.

If you can prepare the required software, then we start to install. First, you need to rip out your Windows2000 Professional version of the CD, because we want to install IIS. Yes, we're going to install IIS. Our lovely chiliasp needs to invoke some of the components in IIS to parse ASP scripts written by VBScript. When the installation is complete, IIS-related services are completely banned, and chiliasp only needs some of these files. Next, we install Apache, again, IIS and Apache installer is a fool we don't say. The bottom start plays, chiliasp installation. First stop the Apache service from the background, and start the installation program. Here to say a skill, the installer only knows Apache1.3.22, how to let him know our Apache1.3.27 that? Change the registry, as shown below =)

Will:
[Hkey_local_machine\software\apache group\apache\1.3.27]
"ServerRoot" = "c:\\appserv\\apache\\"

Change into:
[Hkey_local_machine\software\apache group\apache\1.3.22]
"ServerRoot" = "c:\\appserv\\apache\\"

Do not worry, Apache is a green program, do not need the registry, no matter how the change will not affect the Apache =) After this operation chiliasp can correctly identify Apache, and automatically rewrite the Apache configuration file, The Apache service system can be executed when the installer is finished. If you are authorized to do so, copy the license file to: C:\WINNT\system32\chiliasp\vroots restart Apache. Chiliasp not put in the license agreement is just a uptime 30day trial version Oh! If an error occurs when installing chiliasp, please look carefully at the error prompted uninstall clean after the side, do not overwrite the original installation!

Some tips:

* Reinstall the WINDOWS2000 patch Pack after IIS installation is complete.
* Update IE browser to the latest version
* Update MDAC to latest version, chiliasp requires at least 2.5 version.
* Ensure that all the above packages are up to date!
* Add IIS style default file style to Apache httpd.conf config file DirectoryIndex
index.asp default.asp default.html default.html
* Delete Chiliasp with example codebrws.asp This file can be used to browse the ASP code online ... Hidden trouble!

OK, let's verify that Apache has supported the ASP, type the sample from the browser: http://127.0.0.1/caspsamp/default.htm
Do you see the content? Oh, as long as it is not blank on the OK! If you can't see anything, it's a pity that the installation failed. Take a look at the places mentioned in this article and try to update the packages.

Below, we will install a dynamic network forum example to see. It's simple, unpack the package and throw the file into the Web publishing directory and open it from the browser ... Don't blame me, it's that simple.

The most concern for developers is probably whether the existing ASP components are available. In particular, the original built-in components of IIS can still be used. I can tell you, please rest assured that most of the Third-party components are available. But remember only one component can be registered once, to update the component version please register the old components in advance and then re-register the new components otherwise chiliasp will complain, tell you the object repeat load Oh! Then IIS itself with the components chiliasp support is very wrong oh! Not at ease. Under a probe test, the www.chilisoft.com site provides a detailed list of differences that are worth a visit! Note, however, that the components written with the filter are all not supported.

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* If you have any questions you can contact author Wang Mei (HeartIcy@163.com). *