Thread: How to Host ASP

Hosting ASP on a Windows server needs Internet Information Service. IIS is even installed on desktop versions of the OS, but these devices are unable to handle the traffic and processor damage of hosting sites. IIS on these devices is used for growth. To host ASP programs, first need a server and a connection to the Internet. If having these, then hosting pages is simple as configuring the server and folder for ASP processes.

• Make a directory on the IIS server. The directory's place can be anywhere on HDD. Make a note of where to make the directory for the following steps.
• Click Start and go to "Control Panel." Click twice on "Administrative Tasks" directory in Control Panel. Click device on IIS to open the IIS Management Console.
• Right click "Default Web Site" and click "New." Go to "Virtual Directory." Select "Next".
• Type a name for the ASP website. Select "Next".
• Type the directory path for the website directory. This is the path from the first step.
• Click "Read" and "Run scripts". Select "Next" and select "Close".
• Right click the new virtual directory recently created. Go to "Properties." This opens a configuration screen. Select "ASP.NET".
• Select "Edit configuration". Select "Add" under "Application Settings". After completion, select "Ok".
• Upload ASP pages to the directory created on first step.
• Open a Web browser and go to the ASP web site.

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Web applications are typically designed, created, and tested in a development environment that is accessible only to the programmers working on the site. Once the application is ready to be released, it is moved to a production environment where the site can be accessed by anyone on the Internet. This deployment process introduces a number of challenges:

• A production environment must exist and be properly setup before an ASP.NET application can be deployed; moreover, the production environment must be kept up to date with the latest security patches.
• The correct set of markup files, code files, and support files must be copied from the development environment to the production environment. For data-driven applications, this might require copying the database schema and/or data, as well.
• There may be configuration differences between the two environments. The database connection string or e-mail server used in the development environment will likely be different than the production environment. What's more, the behavior of the application may depend on the environment. For example, when an error occurs in development the error's details can be displayed on screen, but when an error occurs in production, a user-friendly error page should be displayed instead, and the error details e-mailed to the developers.

To obviate the first challenge - setting up and maintaining a production environment - many individuals and businesses outsource their production environments to web hosting providers. A web hosting provider is a company that manages the production environment on your behalf. There are countless web host providers, each with varying prices and service levels; see the "Finding a Web Host Provider" section for tips on locating such a service provider.