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Hi Forum, hope your all well and working hard.

Right so, i'm a C# programmer, so i'm already in the whole .NET idea. I have a couple of questions regarding ASP.NET.

1) Like C# is Microsoft's reply to Java, would I be correct to think ASP.NET is Microsoft's reply to PHP or just their implementation of adding power to the web?

2) Since ASP.NET is Microsoft's technology, I'm assuming I can make ASP.NET erm, pages? in my Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate.

3) Since ASP.NET (I think) handles the power of the web, It obviously requires the inevitable html coding. Like, ASP.NET only works if a website is existent, you can make a website out of ASP, only HTML - ASP just does STUFF with that html and plays around with the data etc. Correct?

4) Anything else I should know?

Lastly - Thank you for helping me out, highly appreciated.

Usmaan~

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Quick update (since this thread is old) and a simple, practical plan for the login you asked about, — nice groundwork from and . For a new project today the recommended route is ASP.NET Core with the built‑in Identity system; for a legacy Web Forms site it’s usually easier to use forms-based authentication and either keep the membership store or migrate later. (learn.microsoft.com)

If you need a minimal Web Forms login to learn the flow (collect credentials → validate → create auth ticket), validate against your user store and then create the auth cookie. Example code-behind pattern:

protected void btnLogin_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (ValidateUser(txtUser.Text, txtPass.Text))
    {
        FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(txtUser.Text, chkRemember.Checked);
        Response.Redirect(FormsAuthentication.GetRedirectUrl(txtUser.Text, chkRemember.Checked));
    }
    else
    {
        lblError.Text = "Invalid username or password";
    }
}

That pattern and the Web.config <authentication mode="Forms"> approach are documented in Microsoft’s forms-auth guidance. (learn.microsoft.com)

For a new project use ASP.NET Core Identity: add EF Core user stores, call AddDefaultIdentity (or AddIdentity) in Program.cs, scaffold the UI if you want the login/register pages you can edit, and make sure middleware order is correct (UseRouting() → UseAuthentication() → UseAuthorization() → endpoints). Example snippet:

builder.Services.AddDefaultIdentity<IdentityUser>()
    .AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>();

app.UseRouting();
app.UseAuthentication();
app.UseAuthorization();
app.MapRazorPages();

Scaffolding and the Identity docs show exact steps. (learn.microsoft.com)

Security notes: never store plaintext passwords, use the framework hashing (Identity does this), always run over HTTPS, and follow OWASP authentication guidance (rate limiting, account lockout, strong hashing, MFA when possible). If the aim is learning, build the Web Forms login once, then recreate the same flow with ASP.NET Core Identity to see the differences. (cheatsheetseries.owasp.org)

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Member Avatar for sgt_toasty

1)Not sure, I haven't been into programming that long :)

2)Yes, visual studio makes .aspx pages.

3)You are right on the money. The HTML is what users see, and creates controls such as textboxes, gridviews, and buttons on the page. ASP then allows you to program in VB.net or c# and do things with those controls based on events (users clicking them, the page loading, etc.).

4)Intellisense is AWESOME, especially for those new(er) to asp.net. It is like a permanent cheat sheet that knows what you want most of the time.

Sounds like you should give asp.net a shot, you are already halfway (or more) there since you are familiar with C#!

Member Avatar for johny2011

1) ASP.NET is Microsoft's reply to Java's JSP technology, and both architecture has many similar thinis.
2) Of course, Visual Studio is the primary editor for Microft based technlogies, sa as for ASP.NET

3) Yes you can make web pages just with Asp and html

4) yeah, there is something you shold know , some basic logic, html tags, a little bit xml and css will be fine.

Member Avatar for Usmaan

Hi there - Thank you sgt_toasty and johny2011 for your kind comments. Highly appreciated.

This is a list of Technology which I am familar with:

C#
HTML
CSS
Javascript (kinda)

So the next big thing is ASP. Can you folks point me to a direction where I can learn how to make a simple application in ASP? Like a login.

So there is a page : Login. And the user can ONLY access other pages IF and only IF they supply a correct username and password.

Again - Really appreciate this. Thank you.

Member Avatar for johny2011

lets clarify, the thing you need to learn is ASP.NET, so aspx, not ASP which is an older technology.
Since you already know c#, you will get familier with asp net.
you use c# or vb in just the behind code (or via script int aspx page)

there are millions asp net site out there, but if you ask I recommned you
http://www.dotnetperls.com/

and http://www.asp.net/
which is the officiak asp.net site.

Also this are fine,


www.aspnettutorials.com

I hope these will be hepful for your, take care.

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