how to install asp scripts

[b]

i know how to install cgi scripts, php backed with mysql database
now i like to know how to install asp, what datbase does asp use
ms sql is very expensive. does anyone actually use it?

any free providers offer asp so i can learn how to install before i get a win2000 server?
any site that explain asp for beginers?

[ashben]

ASP is supported by many web servers including IIS, PWS etc.

You can also use Access 2000 or MSDE 2000 (SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine) as a backend with ASP.

You can find ASP-based free hosts here (http://www.freewebspace.net/php/search.php?a=1&b=0&form_language=&form_location=&form_space=0&form_adtype=&form_features%5B%5D=ASP&form_title=&form_hostType=REG&i=10&submit=Search)

You can pickup on ASP at www.4guysfromrolla.com among many other sites.

Hope it helps!

[b]

thanks.
4guysfromrolla website is a bit confusing

are there anything easier, simpler?

does MSDE 2000 come with ecery win2000 servers or do i have to install it?

[ashben]

More info. on MSDE 2000 (http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/development/2000/MSDE2000.asp)

ASP Sites Directory (http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Programming/Internet/ASP/)

[b]

which is more powerfull mysql or msde?

[b]

which asp providers are working fine
i tried freecfm but ftp is down. i tried others and they are down or no longer offer free services.

here is my problem:
i worked with ms200 at my company where the computer in front of me works on ms200 operating system

and i worked on linux server where it's hosted by another company (rackspace.com ) so i have ftp and telnet access
and home path is located at /home/httpd/

but i never worked on ms2000 server where it's hosted on another companies computers?

do i get ftp account, telnet? where is the home path?
is it c:\

thanks for your help, i'm confused

[Pedroz]

www.asp101.com - many samples

[b]

how hard to move a site written in asp from one server to another
any modifications needed?

[Pedroz]

it depends from components used (some can be not installed onthe another server), file location, databases used - that's generally.

[b]

let's say all compononts (modules) installed on the first server are installed on the second one.
is it easy?

[long4net.com]

Mysql is easy to use and be powerful too.

[Pedroz]

I don't have much experience in moving sites, but I think, if you use relative paths, it will be not complicated to move a site.

[ashben]

Web appliactions using a scripting environment like ASP, PHP, ASP.Net etc are portable and scalable.