Setting Up A Web Server; Setting Up An Application Server; Asp.net - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

Setting up a web server

To run web applications, you need a web server. A web server is software that serves files in
response to requests from web browsers. A web server is sometimes called an HTTP server.
Common web servers include Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Netscape Enterprise
Server, Sun ONE Web Server, and Apache HTTP Server.
If you're not using a web hosting service, choose a web server and install it on your local computer
or on a remote computer. Windows users who want to develop ColdFusion web applications can
use the web server included in the developer edition of the ColdFusion MX application server,
which you can install and use for free. For more information, see
application server" on page
Other Windows users can run a web server on their local computer by installing IIS; Windows 98
users can install Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS), a scaled-down version of IIS. One of these
web servers may already be installed on your system. Check your folder structure to see if it
contains a C:\Inetpub or D:\Inetpub folder. PWS and IIS create this folder during installation. If
you want to install PWS or IIS, see "Installing a Web Server" in Getting Started Help.
ASP.NET pages only work with one web server: Microsoft IIS 5 or higher. Because IIS 5 is a
service of the Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional operating systems, you can only use
these two versions of Windows to host ASP.NET applications. Windows 98 is not supported.
However, you can develop (as opposed to host) ASP.NET applications on any computer running
Dreamweaver, including the Macintosh.
If you're a Macintosh user, you can use a web hosting service or install the required software on a
remote computer. You can also develop PHP sites locally using the Apache web server and PHP
application server installed with your operating system. For more information, see
PHP application server" on page
For information on installing and configuring other web servers, see the server vendor's
documentation or your system administrator.

Setting up an application server

To run web applications, your web server needs to work with an application server. An
application server is software that helps a web server process dynamic pages.
Choosing your application server
The application server you choose depends on several factors, including your budget, the server
technology you want to use (ColdFusion, ASP.NET, ASP, JSP, or PHP), and your choice of
web server.
Budget
Some vendors sell high-end application servers that are expensive to buy and
administer. Others vendors provide easier, more cost-effective solutions (examples include
Macromedia ColdFusion and JRun servers). Some application servers are built into web servers
(such as Microsoft IIS) and others can be downloaded for free from the Internet (such as Jakarta
Tomcat and PHP).
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