Microsoft's ASP.net is a server-side scripting technology that can be used to create dynamic and interactive Web applications. An ASP.net page is an HTML page that contains server-side scripts that are processed by a web server before being sent to the user’s browser. You can combine ASP with Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to create powerful interactive Web sites. ASP.net coding is more "compact" than ASP code; the scripts required to perform a given function are shorter in ASP.net than they are in ASP.
Since the server-side script is building a regular HTML page, it can be served to almost any browser. An ASP.net file can be created by using any text editing tool, such as notepad.
Application Manager
Application Manager is used to make a folder independent of the rest of the site, if you are using certain scripts or certain programs that require to be installed into an application folder.
You would need to upload or create a folder within the root directory then set that folder as an application in the app manager. Once the folder is created you will see it in the drop down menu within the Application Manager.
1. Select an application path (note: needs to be an existing folder on the server). Select an application from the drop-down menu.
2. Click "Create Application". The chosen application will be added to the list of your already existing application. The list of all existing applications is visible on the bottom of the same page. The “Create Application” button sets permissions for the folder so that the folder can run independently of the rest of the site, so that any ASP program you have in the folder can run properly, if it is coded to run as an Windows Services application.
Manage applications
The list will display all existing applications with their status.
You may delete an application by selecting it and then clicking on "Apply".
Click "Cancel" to dismiss all changes.