You've probably heard about all those scripting languages (JavaScript, Perl, CGI) that allow you to do wonders for your web site. Well, here is something different that can do even more wonders for your web site. It's not really a scripting language, although quite a few people do refer to it as such, instead, it is a "technology" that allows you to create incredible dynamic web pages.

With ASP you can create pages that are customized to the needs of your site's visitors. You can also get feedback from your site's visitors and return information to them based on that feedback. The possibilities are endless.

ASP (Active Server Pages) is also different from HTML. ASP unlike HTML, is executed by the server, not the browser. This, allows you to view web pages in any browser (client) thus you don't have to worry about browser incompatibility.*

ASP is denoted by opening and closing markers that look like this <% %>, respectively, and it's designed to work together with HTML.

ASP is relatively easy to learn, and the incredible dynamic pages you'll be able to build are worth the time you'll spend learning this new technology.

*Note that for ASP to work, your server must support ASP.