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From: "Robin McDermott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:34 AM
Subject: Very Basic Newbie Questions
> My programmer has asked me to confirm that we can run the following line
> (obviously in addition to other lines of code as well, but this is the one
> he is most concerned with):
>
> Set objWinHttp = Server.CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5")
In Apache::ASP, this would be written:
my objWinHttp = $Server->CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5");
However, this is used to allow the use of ActiveX on Win32 platforms. Since
you will be on Linux, I'm not sure if there is a package/module/whatever
which will allow you to use ActiveX objects on Linux. Perhaps someone on
the list knows of such a thing. Since switching to Perl/Apache::ASP, I have
never had a need for ActiveX. :)
Reference:
http://www.apache-asp.org/objects.html
> I have a dedicated Linux/Apache server through Interland/Dialtone. The
> server was just set up this past summer so I assume it has fairly recent
> versions of Linux, Apache, Mod_Perl etc.
>
> What exactly does it take to install this Apache::ASP software onto that
> box?
On my Linux box (Mandrake 9.1), I had Apache install as part of the Linux
installation. I installed Apache::ASP by using the Linux RPM that came with
the distribution. It was quite simple, with no problems. However, I am not
a server guru by any means, and - if I am reading correctly - you want to
install it onto the server of a commercial website host. I will defer that
to others with more experience in such matters. The website host I use
already had Apache::ASP installed as one of their features. In fact,
it was the swaying factor in my decision to choose them as a host.
On a personal level, I can tell you this: Coming from a Visual
Basic/IIS/ASP background, I do believe you are doing a Very Good Thing
considering Perl and Apache::ASP as an alternative. I would much rather
program in Perl than VB, and Apache::ASP ranks higher than sliced bread on
my list. :)
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