Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

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Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by Lightnighawk » 2009/08/24 20:49:54

I am changing to a dedicated server that is using centos5.

One of my websites was built in ASP, but does not link
to the database or anything anymore. Its just a simple site now.

I was wondering if there was anyway to make this site
work on my new host. If yes, then how can I do so.

I read something about a couple of softwares we could
install Mono or Chilisoft, but I am completely unfimiliar
with linux.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by geewhiz » 2009/08/25 13:08:32

See

http://www.mono-project.com/

Preferred installation is using yum - not the Novell installer. Word of warning - mono is a Novell project so there is a debian slant, add a little m$ft hysteria and you have got real turbulence. The often referenced RHEL_5 repo at opensuse.org no longer exists, so pay attention if you decide to use an external repo.

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by toracat » 2009/08/25 15:49:12

Mono is available from CentOS extras. The easiest way to install it will be to use yum's group-related options. Try:

yum grouplist

to see all the groups available. Mono is one of them. Then,

yum groupinstall Mono

will install required packages.

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by Lightnighawk » 2009/08/26 13:47:58

Thanks Guys for the rapid responses.

I'm not very knowledgeable with linux or these cpanel admin panels. But I'll google it out, and see if I can get this installed.

I may be back though to get a little more help.

Geewhiz
I'm going to give mono a shot with the novel install.
Thanks.

Toracat you mentioned CentOS extras
Where is this located?

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by Lightnighawk » 2009/08/26 13:53:20

Which version of Mono am I supposed to use?

openSUSE?

Sorry I was trying to avoid needing a step by step. But I'd hate to get the wrong package.
Thanks

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by AlanBartlett » 2009/08/26 14:15:10

Use the version supplied in the [i]CentOS[/i] repositories! :-o

Please look to see just what is available --

[code]
[b]yum list mono\*[/b]
[/code]

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by Lightnighawk » 2009/08/26 14:22:35

Okay. I'll give it a shot.
I am a tech not a webmaster, but my boss has insisted this is how we are going to do things.

Thanks for your help and patience

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by AlanBartlett » 2009/08/26 14:49:29

It would be best to follow [b]toracat[/b]'s advice in post #3. With [i]root[/i]'s powers --

[code]
[b]yum groupinstall Mono[/b]
[/code]

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by Lightnighawk » 2009/08/26 15:31:03

Thanks Guys for all your help.

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Re: Is it possible to host an ASP site on centOS 5?

Post by AlanBartlett » 2009/08/26 15:50:56

[quote]Thanks Guys for all your help.[/quote]
You're welcome. :-)

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