ASP site Architecture design

1. DNA Architecture
ASP is a typical Microsoft DNA Architecture including data layer, business layer and presentation layer. Business layer is the core component.

2. Data layer
Data layer provides data sources for applications, MicrosoftSQLServer、Oracle or other OLEDB/ODBC compatible data source. Main methods to determine the database structure is whether can meet customer demand. Database design must follow the same standard, making preparation of corresponding stored procedures and triggers.

3. DAL(Data Access Layer)
Responsible for all database access and control.

4. Business Logic Layer
The related business activities can be seen as one package of VBS CLASS. In particular, need consider access control layer.

5. Presentation layer
Java Script+XML

ASP learning checking list

Due to I want to build a interactive site through ASP plus database, and a basic CMS system. There is a checking list to show the technology needed:

1. Programming language
HTML/XHTML
JavaScript/VBScript

2. Active Server Pages(ASP)
Windows server 2003 with IIS 6.1
ASP was design by Microsoft, ChiliASP and InstantASP can run ASP on non-Microsoft Operating System.

3. What is ASP?
It is a similar language with HTML.
ASP includes: txt, HTML/XHTML, Script
The script of ASP can be executed on the server.
ASP files' extension is *.asp

4. What are the differences between ASP and HTML?
When brower requests a HTML file, web server gets this file back.
When brower requests a ASP file, IIS transfers this request to ASP engine which reads ASP file line by line, and execute the script. Eventually, ASP file is sent back to browser as HTML file.

5. What can ASP do for a website?
Editing, changing and inserting any contents of website dynamically.
Responding user's request from HTML file.
Connecting database, sending data back to browser.
Increasing usability.
Increasing access speed rather than perl or CGI.
Secure source code, forbid end user checking source code from browser side.
Mitigate the network loading rate.

ASP is only running on the server side, client side does not need any script.

Building a dedicated internet server for DMT practice.

Building a dedicated internet server for DMT practice.
Intend to learn DMT efficiently and effectively, I decided to build a dedicated web server to test and host my webpage, learning DMT in practice. There is my equipment list:

Hardware:

Computer which be acting internet hosting role:
CPU: AMD 2.4Ghz
RAM: 2GB DDR 333
HDD: 2 x 40 GB with Raid-1 Backup
NIC: 100 Mb

Software:

Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition Sp1
SQL Server 2005 Education
Microsoft Office 2003
IIS 6.0
Norton Anti-virus corporation edition

Network:
D-link 502T ADSL2+ Modem
Netgear 834 wireless Router
TPG ADSL2+ Broadband with static Public IP address (120 GB Plan)

Configuration Steps:

1. Fully installed Windows Server 2003 ,Sql server and other software.
2. Connect Computer to internet through ADSL2+ line.
3. Getting Static IP address (115.64.23.10) from modem's status display.
4. Config internal IP address for the computer as 10.1.1.10 in the NIC properties.
5. Allow this communication in firewall setting.
6. Update IIS from 5.1 to 6.0.
7. Start IIS service from management console.
8. Set default website as 127.0.0.1, run into browser, ensure IIS is working properly.
9. Put NIC's IP address(10.1.1.10) into IIS.
10. Config port forwarding and virtual service in Modem, link public IP to this server.
11. Note: Default port80 has been setting to the modem remote management, so set port8080 to the server.
12. Reboot modem
13. Set a directory named DMT under the C drive as home directory in IIS.
14. Test http://10.1.1.10:8080, OK!
15. Open FTP service, default directory DMT as well as Http.
16. Upload my learning plan, test pass!

Now, a basic ASP+MS Sql host platform is done. In future, I still need install php & mysql to support php extension.

First draft of my learning proposal

This is my first version learning proposal at DMT:

Check it out!

Wanna learn CSS? Let's see this.......

Grab the link into different browser and see it, the page is made up by CSS totally.

IE sucks, Firefox is OK, Chrome is wonderful that doris'eyes even can move.

Try this: Click here.

Kick off digital media technology today

Should be learnig something from the course. Guess that is ASP or PHP at the very first point.