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The ASP Server
From the aspbox FAQ:
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| • What is the "aspbox?" |
| The aspbox is a special server machine set up by the Systems group at the
Northeastern University College of Computer and Information Science. Authorized
CCIS students, faculty and staff can use it to learn about creating dynamic
content for the web. |
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| • What can I do with the aspbox? |
| You can create web applications using either ASP or ASP.NET. ASP applications
may be written in any of the core supported languages or PerlScript, and
ASP.NET applications may be written in any of the core supported languages
(currently C#, JScript, or VBScript) |
| In addition, you are given a Microsoft SQL database, which you may access
within your scripts or with an SQL client. |
| • Get started with the aspbox |
| • Read more of the aspbox FAQ |
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The CGI Server
From the cgibox FAQ:
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| • What is the "cgibox?" |
| The cgibox is a special server machine set up by the Systems group at the
Northeastern University College of Computer and Information Science. Authorized
CCIS students, faculty and staff can use it to learn about creating dynamic
content for the web. |
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| • What can I do with the cgibox? |
| You can create web applications using a variety of programming languages and web servers. CGI applications written in Perl, Python and C/C++, as well as PHP documents, are served with the Apache web server, JSP with the Jakarta Tomcat server, and Scheme with a scheme server. BETA NOTE: Currently only the Apache server is active. |
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| • Get started with the cgibox |
| • Read more of the cgibox FAQ |
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Questions or comments can be sent to systems@ccs.neu.edu.