A few questions on running Apache under Windows 2000 ...

[dws21]

I'm hoping to move from IIS to Apache, but under Windows Adv Serv 2000. I've got Apache up and running in no time and have PHP running already. However I'm currently lost in how/if this is possible:

1. ASP pages, can Apache run ASP (under Win2k not Linux), if so how?

2. Virtual URL's. How can I set Apache up so that when someone type

http://www.whatever.com/cars

it automatically re-directs to

http://www.whatever.com/listings/autos.html

3. Can I set Apache up to limit access to a directory based on IP - ie. you must be 111.222.33.1-100 to get in a specified directory?

TIA for any help - total noob at Apache and running under NT so please make allowances!

 

[dws21]

Found out the above myself:

1. Nope, but is possible with 3rd party software under LINUX I'm told.

2. Alias' do this in Apache

3. <Directory> ... </Directory> can do this.

 

[wushutwist]

To comment on point number one, there are quite a few efforts to port ASP to Apache. Here is a list of some popular ports:
- Apache::ASP (

http://www.nodeworks.com/asp)

- ActiveScripting for Apache project (

http://www.activescripting.org/html/projects.html)

- Chili!Soft's ASP (

http://www.chilisoft.com)

The most popular of these is ChiliSoft's product but it isn't free. Personally I think you should move to either a Java/J2EE solution or PHP (both are much better than ASP). Wushutwist