I was wondering if Mchost has any plans of getting Apache::ASP in the near future. I think it will be a good investment.

I remember a while ago many people asked Marc if he is planning to get Windows servers anytime soon. Well I was one of them.
Actually what I asked for is ASP really. So if ASP is able to run on a UNIX I do not mind getting a package. This might be a good business opportunity for Marc.
What do you guys think?

Thats my 2 cents worth.

I dont think apache asp runs vb script, which makes it pretty useless.

Anyone using the languages would probably consider them a good investment, however would you yourself be willing to buy chilisoft for ASP on linux? It's not what I'd call cheap.

To further Alan's point, Apache ASP has limited functionality to say the least. If you need true ASP support, neither Chillisoft ASP or Apache ASP can cater for you....

I dont think apache asp runs vb script, which makes it pretty useless.
Hmm. What about JavaScript?

The big diffrence is that apache::ASP and chilli soft do not support asp+ wich is what everyone uses these days. ASP+ uses c# which most unix systems are having a hard time supporting. If you buy a new book on asp then it is probably asp+ and the .net luv from Microsoft.

I think you mean ASP 3.0 which still uses VBScript primarily... ASP.net can be programmed in C#, Pascal, etc. any of the languages which the .net framework has compilers for (which is quite a list so far!).

If any hosts are looking to offer ASP using VBScript you have to go down the Windows route. ChiliASP implemented the version of ASP which came with IIS 3.0 and the bugs!!!!

Apache::ASP provides you with the standard ASP components (session, response, server, application, request) but you use these in PerlScript language (which is also available on Windows servers after you install ActiveState Perl).