Store Passwords Safely for a Classic ASP Application
Last updated: August 27, 2026. Store password hashes, not encrypted or plaintext passwords. Use Argon2id, scrypt, bcrypt, or PBKDF2 through…
Month: November 2022
Connect Classic ASP to MySQL
Last updated: August 27, 2026. Connect Classic ASP through ADO and a configured MySQL ODBC data source. Store credentials in…
Connect Classic ASP to SQL Server
Last updated: August 26, 2026. Use ADO with Microsoft’s supported OLE DB driver for SQL Server. Enable encryption and keep…
Configure a System DSN for an ASP Application
Last updated: August 26, 2026. A System DSN stores ODBC driver and connection settings for all users on a Windows…
Connect Classic ASP to Access with a DSN
Last updated: August 27, 2026. A system DSN stores ODBC settings under a name that ADO can open. Configure it…
Constants in Classic ASP and VBScript
Last updated: August 27, 2026. A VBScript constant gives a stable name to a value that should not change while…
SQL Reference and Interactive Tutorial
Last updated: August 27, 2026. SQL retrieves and changes data in relational databases. Begin with SELECT, filtering, and sorting, then…
Determine the MySQL Version from the Command Line
Last updated: August 27, 2026. Use the client version command to identify the installed command-line program, and query the server…
Show a Helpful Message to Referred Visitors
Last updated: August 27, 2026. A referral-aware banner can orient visitors arriving on a deep page. Keep the article itself…
ADO and ADO.NET Connection Strings
Last updated: August 26, 2026. Classic ASP uses ADO connection strings. ASP.NET applications normally use ADO.NET providers. The keywords differ,…