loading IIS onto my computer

[diy1]

I would like to test my asp and mysql pages and forms on my computer - is IIS the best way of doing this?

Will putting IIS onto my computer change any setting, or cause any problems?

Your help is appreciated :thumbsup:

[JamieR]

MS Access is the database supposed to be used with ASP, not mysql ;)

It wouldn't make any difference really only if you already have something like Apache on there, IIS will conflict with it. Also how much ram do you have? I know IIS doesn't take too much extra, but it's always wise to have a decent amount :D

[SpirtOfGrandeur]

MS Access is the database supposed to be used with ASP, not mysql ;)

SQL Server not MS Access... and any ways... ASP works well with mySQL...

[ghell]

that misconseption is just one of the many silly reasons that people think asp is crap:rolleyes: asp supports a LOT of databases but most php programmers i know delight in telling me that it only supports access even though i have applications on my server that use mysql and mssql;)

[diy1]

Thank you for replying, I appreciate the interest - How do you test your ASP and access scripts?

I was thinking about putting windows server 2003 onto another computer, creating a network and testing it locally.

What do you think? Is there an easier way or Is this a good idea?

[jrohrman]

No need for all that, after you get IIS set up and running just test it locally by typing http://localhost/[doc path]/filename.asp. For instance, if the file test.asp is stored in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\files, the path would be http://localhost/files/test.asp.

[miranda]

You can use IIS if you have Win2K or WinXP Pro or Win2003 server, if you have Win XP home there is a workaround to install IIS but it is easier to just install the Cassini server and use that to test your ASP.NET scripts