What is ASP?

ASP stands for Active Server Pages. Active Server Pages are HTML pages with embedded ASP scripts that are processed by the server before the page is delivered to the user.

ASP allows you to create powerful, dynamic database-driven pages where a user can access data in the database and interact with page objects such as Java components or Active X controls.

How does ASP work?

When you type a URL into the address bar or click on a link, you're asking the web server to send a file to your PC. If the file consists of standard HTML, your web browser receives the page and displays it precisely the same as it exists on the web server.

But if an ASP file is sent to your computer from the web server, the server will run the HTML code first, and then run the ASP script code. For example, the ASP code could display the current date, time, or other useful information.

It is much safer to host your ASP pages on a Microsoft server because they are more stable and most ASP components work seamlessly with Internet Information Services (IIS), which is specific to Windows. Bizhostnet.com offers ASP WEB HOSTING based on Windows 2008 and 2003 servers.

You also need to consider whether your web site uses a database (e.g. MS SQL, MS Access), and then make sure your web hosting plan includes support for the type of database your web site uses.