when do you use .aspx and .asp

[ola123]

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I was wondering when do you use the file extension .aspx and .asp

if i remember correctly .aspx is used on the server
if that's the case if i save a file as [index.aspx] on my web server does that mean a machine accessing that file should type [index.asp]

I would like someone to explain the difference with [.aspx] and [.asp] and when do you use it??


Thanks in advance

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[Sheco]

The difference is ASP.Net vs old classic ASP.

 

[ola123]

So then,..

Does it matter which i use??

 

[travisbrown]

If you are writing ASP.Net code (e.g. C# or VB.NET), use .aspx; if you are writing serverside vbscript or javascript, use .asp.

They are different languages and the extension tells the server what language to expect (as the simplest explanation).

 

[ChrisHirst]

if that's the case if i save a file as [index.aspx] on my web server does that mean a machine accessing that file should type [index.asp]

No the machine user would have to type index.aspx

But in actual fact they probably wouldn't.
index.asp(x)is a default document in IIS configurations so will be looked for and served out if found, when a browser tries to access the root (domainname.tld) or a subfolder (domainname.tld/folder/)



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