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paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 12:48 pm

anyone know a web space provider who uses IIS for his servers. I need to find one that will support all my ASP code and frontpage server extensions so that other bods can play with it once I've left it behind ...

cheap as chips is always a nice option too. So far found activeisp ?

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 1:24 pm

IIS/ASP, nasty...

But if you really must, check out Seem internet http://www.seem.co.uk

They've always been very helpful to me and I can highly recommend them. Can't help with price though.

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 1:53 pm

That website said under construction when I clicked on it Matt

Just noticed - the bloody forum added a full stop at the end of the url, where I put a full stop for the end of the sentence... durgh...

proper URL is:

http://www.seem.co.uk

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 2:47 pm

wos wrong with asp ... no dont go there I know ... but frankly java is scary

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 3:38 pm

wos wrong with asp ... no dont go there I know ... but frankly java is scary

VBScript is being phased out with the advent of .net so don't rely on it being around for years...

Java is ace, but not really for server scripting of web pages unless you use JSPs.

The better alternative to ASP is PHP on Apache on Linux which is excellent.

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 5:00 pm

PHP ?? not heard of that one ....

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 5:05 pm

http://www.php.net

Much more functionality than ASP, much more support and help, and best of all it's totally FREE!

It'll run under IIS on Windows, or (as is usually used) under Apache on Linux. In fact, guess what this forum (phpBB) is written in!

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:07 pm

Paul - try www.sysweb.co.uk

its a guy I work with called John Stevenson - mention my name and see what he can do for you.

pat · Post by **pat** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:17 pm

paul - I have a dedicated windows 2000 server running IIS located in the states. Depending on how much bandwidth your site burns I could set you up a freebie if you like... Not sure how Frontpage extensions work though - I've never played with them... but if they're easy to get working on the server side of things then that should be fine too. Also it's ready for ASP.net when you are/may be!

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:19 pm

FP extensions are easy to setup (we use them at work for authoring) but be VERY careful about putting them on a live server - there were some absolutely apalling security problems with them a year or so back - MC have allegedly fixed them, but we all know what that means!

pat · Post by **pat** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:21 pm

Thanks Matt! Windows Update and their Knowledge Base will be the first port of call should I venture down that road!

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:23 pm

Thanks Matt! Windows Update and their Knowledge Base will be the first port of call should I venture down that road!

Oh, and avoid ever putting Windows XP service pack 1A onto a workstation - it removes your java virtual machine so no applets work. Bit of a pain as 80% of our sites at work use applets! ARSE!

pat · Post by **pat** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:32 pm

Getting off topic slightly but yeah I know! I found myself at java.sun.com downloading their release instead - which seems to do the job, if a little more 'quirkily' (if that's a word) than normal!

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:41 pm

Getting off topic slightly but yeah I know! I found myself at java.sun.com downloading their release instead - which seems to do the job, if a little more 'quirkily' (if that's a word) than normal!

It's slower compared to MS's JVM, and our 56k modem users will not want to download 7.5Mb to make our sites work. It also crashed my machine twice this morning, and authentication doesn't work as well as MS JVM which is an issue for us.

pat · Post by **pat** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:44 pm

It's slower compared to MS's JVM, and our 56k modem users will not want to download 7.5Mb to make our sites work. It also crashed my machine twice this morning, and authentication doesn't work as well as MS JVM which is an issue for us.

I can understand why your avatar is shaking his head in despair...