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Last Updated: September 14, 2001

ASP - Active Server Pages

Apache::ASP
Apache::ASP provides an Active Server Pages port to the Apache Web Server and enables developing of dynamic web applications with session management and embedded Perl code.

NOTE: The only type of ASP scripts that are supported by Apache::ASP is ASP code already written in Perl. In order for NT/Windows/IIS ASP pages written in VBScript to work using Apache::ASP, the ASP code must be rewritten in Perl.

 

Installation
Connect to your Virtual Server via telnet or SSH and do the following.

  1. Install The mod_perl Apache Module.

  2. Install the perl-lwp Pre-Packaged Perl5 Module.

  3. Install the Apache::ASP Perl module. Follow the directions that correspond to your Virtual Server O/S.

    • Free BSD and Solaris
      Use the vcpan Perl module installation utility, like this:

        

      % vcpan Bundle::Apache::ASP

       

    • BSD/OS Upgrade!
      Apache::ASP is unavailable.

    • Huh?
      If you don't know the Virtual Server O/S, try the following:

      %uname

       

  4. Modify your web server configuration file (~/www/conf/httpd.conf) to make a place for Apache::ASP to reside:

      

    <Files ~ "\.asp$">
 ## tell Apache to give .asp files to mod_perl
 SetHandler perl-script

 ## tell mod_perl to give .asp files to Apache::ASP handler
 PerlHandler Apache::ASP

 ## set global home
 PerlSetVar Global /tmp

 ## set state home (each ASP application has its own
 ## unique state directory)
 PerlSetVar StateDir /tmp/test_app

 ## use strict
 PerlSetVar UseStrict 1

 ## debug information
 PerlSetVar Debug 1
</Files>

    Restart your web Server

    %restart_apache

  5. Make a simple Apache::ASP page and place it in your ~/www/htdocs directory:

      

    <html>
<head>
<title>Apache::ASP Test</title>
</head>
    
<body>
For loop incrementing font size: <p>
<% for(1..5) { %>
     <!-- iterated html text -->
     <font size="<%=$_%>" > Size = <%=$_%> </font> <br>
<% } %>
</body>
</html>

     

  6. Fetch the page with a web browser and watch it work!

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