.ASP

[Kingpen]

thinking about going to this eventully on the school district website. i've heard some neat things about it. can anyone give me more details on what it is and can do.

[GLS]

similar to php....native to Windows 2000 and 2003 Webserver....flexible.....

You have a script similar to PHP scripts...it is just that it is ASP

[SoonerDude]

Why not use PHP? It's free and it'll save the school some $$$.

[Kingpen]

what does asp and php require. i havent used/worked with either.

[GLS]

If you are using a windows server...asp requires nothing. Everything is built in to windows...so all you need is your asp script to produce whatever webpage/service you need.

As for PHP, it runs on either linux or windows servers. You download it (or as in the case of Linux, it is installed) install it ....then configure/add your PHP scripts to produce whatever page/webservice you wish.

ASP is free if you have Windows Server. However, the scripts (if you go outside) may cost you.

PHP is free no matter what platform you use. However, the scripts may or may not cost, if you do not create your own.

Really, you need to evaluate what you wish to do, then see what the commercial alternatives/examples of it are. Then you can further base your needs off of this.

Finally, what platform is the website going to run on? You might want to check in with the techie folk before you get dead set on ASP.....yes, it can run on Linux, but you have to get a third-party (from Sun) product to make it work...and there will be a cost involved.