Web application on ASP host server?

[Keith Smith]

If I design a web application, can I simply upload it up to my ASP host
provider? Or would there be something special that would have to be
installed on their server?

I am trying to decide whether or not to write my app in C#. I already know
ASP and I could write it in that, although the process is sometimes long and
tedius. It might be easier to write it in C# as a web app.

Comments / Pros / Cons anyone?

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Your hosting provider needs to allow ASP.NET programs to run. Many ASP only
servers are in fact linux boxes. ASP.NET only runs on a Windows hosted
system.

If you want to try out ASP.NET for free go to Brinkster.com. They do an
educational package which would be ideal for you. Later, if you want to have
your own domain name they can change your app over to a very reasonably
priced service.

I use Brinkster for my site and for testing ASP.NET applications and I
reccomend them highly.

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[Jonathan Stowe]

If I design a web application, can I simply upload it up to my ASP host
provider? Or would there be something special that would have to be
installed on their server?

At the very least the web server will need to have the .NET Framework
run time installed and have the IIS configured to handle the .as[ahmp]x
files as appropriate. If your current ISP doesn't support this you
shouldn't have difficult finding one that does support ASP.NET

/J\

 

[Jonathan Stowe]

Your hosting provider needs to allow ASP.NET programs to run. Many ASP only
servers are in fact linux boxes. ASP.NET only runs on a Windows hosted
system.

Actually that is not strictly true - see http://www.mono-project.com/
for instance, there is a handfull of ISPs offering Linux ASP.NET hosting
based on mono.

/J\

 

[Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu]

If I design a web application, can I simply upload it up to my ASP host
provider? Or would there be something special that would have to be
Yes.

installed on their server?
ASP.NET.

I am trying to decide whether or not to write my app in C#. I already
know ASP and I could write it in that, although the process is sometimes
long and tedius. It might be easier to write it in C# as a web app.

Comments / Pros / Cons anyone?

You might also check out:
http://www.atozed.com/IntraWeb - its an add on to ASP.NET.


--
Chad Z. Hower (a.k.a. Kudzu) - http://www.hower.org/Kudzu/
"Programming is an art form that fights back"

Make your ASP.NET applications run faster
http://www.atozed.com/IntraWeb/

 

[JohnnyAppleseed]

Do they support web forms?

Actually that is not strictly true - see http://www.mono-project.com/
for instance, there is a handfull of ISPs offering Linux ASP.NET hosting
based on mono.

/J\

 

[Jonathan Stowe]

Do they support web forms?

Indeed. It wouldn't be very good ASP.NET support if they didn't really.
For instance - http://fdns.dnip.net:8081/mono/ ....

/J\