Running .asp off my own machine

[ionsurge]

Can anyone tell me how I can run .asp pages off my own machine, so that my machine thinks it is a webserver so that I don't have to upload it on to the internet each time I want to view the pages.

I have Windows XP Pro, and my hardware is undoubtedly suitable, seeing as it a workstation machine.


Thanx.


Ionsurge. - this time needs help, and is not giving it...

[oracleguy]

You need to install IIS (Internet Information Server). It may be installed already, go to the control panel then 'Administrative Tools' if a shortcut isn't there, you need to install IIS.

To install it, go back to the control panel then 'Add/Remove Programs'

Then click 'Add/Remove Windows Components' then when the Components Wizard shows up there should be a check box for IIS. Check it then press Next. After it installs its gonna wanna reboot, do so then I'd recommend running windows update to get all the latest security patches for IIS.

After that you should be able to run ASP pages on your computer. To do so open up IIS from the Administrative Tools.

Then click on local computer then web sites then right click on Default Website and go to 'Properties'

Now go to the 'Home Directory' tab and you can change the local path to whatever the path of the web page you are working on.

Now once you do that, you should be able to go into IE and type:
http://YourComputersName/ and it should work!

You can also add Virtual Directories too, but if you are intrested in that you can read the IIS help and it should explain everything.

[ionsurge]

Cheers.


Ionsurge.