I Added FTP to a site on IIS7 in windows 7 in order to test ftp operation performed by another website (also under IIS 7). The problem is that when i try to access the ftp site using my web browser and ftp://ftp.mysite.com it directs me to the real ftp site online even after adding an entry to the Host file. Is it possible to do what i am trying to achieve?
my entry in the host file looks like this: 127.0.0.1::21 ftp.mysite.com
I am thinking about setting up a new domain to host static content on my website and have it cookieless just like Stackoverflow with their static domain. So before going ahead and buying the domain and setting it up I wanted to test it on my developement machine first under localhost (I have to mention that i am planning on having IIS running on my new domain for the static files).
I therefore created a new application under IIS and disabled session state and forms authentication. When my main application needs resources like css, images and js , I use the path to the "static" application where they are hosted.
The problem is that when I look at the request and the response for the requested files, they still have the session_id cookie defined as well as the asp.net authentication cookie.
Is it at all possible to accomplish what i am trying to do on a development machine or do i have to just go ahead and purchase the new domain which hopefully with make things right? I tried to read about cookieless domain but can't figure out what i might be missing.
I am having a hard time evaluating how much size i need for my SQL2005 database. I am creating a content based website (articles - videos - images - forums ) with user profile and was thinking about having probably a small to a mid size audience.Is there a way to evaluate how much space or how many databases i would need ? I have an account hosted at DiscountASP and for the database size they offer (300 -700MB) i have the feeling that i would reach the limit pretty fast and will have to spend a lot more.
How do you calculate/test how much space you need? Does adding as many dummy entries to the database a good enough way to evaluate the database usage?