Internet Applications

[Mc Brain]

I really don't know much about it (actually I don't know squat about it) but can anybody tell me what do I have to do to get an app I made working through the web?
I don't need all the info, just the idea. What I would have to re-program? What other language (or whatever) do i have to learn? (I heard sth about ASP, but no idea about that either). Do I have to program sth in JAVA?
Please, throw me a hint, clue, whatever so I get the slightest idea from where to start.

Thanks to all of you in advance.

[Cander]

Well there are many options. Java is one, but less desirable in my eyes!

You could learn ASP! All it is is VBScript that runs server side and produces the HTML for the browser to view. And to make even more powerful, you can take all your functions from your program, makes some changes to them so that they can produce and return HTML, put them into a ACtiveX DLL, and call the functions from your ASP pages.
Here are some links to get you started.

http://www.learnasp.com
http://www.asp101.com
http://www.aspfree.com

[sail3005]

Well, what type of application are you planning on making?

[Mc Brain]

I've made 2 differents apps that are quite useful for students. One of them helps the student to organize their schedule so that they can "set" when they should take each subject so that it's not inconvenient for their everyday schedule (work, courses, club, etc).
The other is just the app that saves into the database their inscriptions. This app would be used in the college (by employees) that would entry the inscriptions if each student.

There would be great if both apps could be run by the students through the College's website, or not?

[parksie]

ASP only works on an NT server, so otherwise your best option is PHP, which also works on NT.

[sail3005]

Do you currently have a web server installed?

[Mc Brain]

I don't have any web server installed, but the college has.
Regarding the ASP/PHP, each machine (college and students) should have NT? or Is that enough If college machine's web server is on NT?

[sail3005]

it is fine if only the server has NT, because all of the ASP and PHP is processed on the server side (the side with NT)

[sail3005]

The webserver does not even need NT, it could use win 95/98 with personal web server.

You could also use chilie ASP for linux, and you can get PHP for linux also.

[Mc Brain]

I'm already getting the idea. So with ASP I get my app "working" on the server side so the user does not need to "download" the whole app (routines, functions etc.) 'cos they're run on the server. ASP, then should proccess everything and generate the HTML so that the "final user" can see it.
Am I right?

[parksie]

That's why it's called an Active Server Page :p

Yep -- everything runs on the server.