.dll extension for a webpage?

[foshae]

I came across a website that uses a server-side language I am unfamiliar with. The website uses the extension ".dll" instead of .asp, .php, or .cfm. Does anyone know what type of server-side scripting this is? Here is a link to one of there pages:

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Thanks in advance for your help.

-foshae :o)

[edited by: DaveAtIFG at 12:44 pm (utc) on May 6, 2004]
[edit reason] No specifics please [/edit]

[stevenmusumeche]

It could be anything. You can easily configure your web server to parse a .dll file as PHP, ASP, or any other language.

[bcolflesh]

As mentioned, a server can be configured to parse any extension. In the case of your example, it's likely they are actually sending the parameters to a compiled DLL file that is outputting HTML.

[foshae]

Thanks bcolflesh,
So is the .dll file parsing the information into an HTML template? Is the .dll file a data file? Is this an "old" way of developing a dynamic website? Also, what type of server enviroment does this technology have to run on? Thanks again for your help!

:o)

-foshae

[encyclo]

Your link will eventually be removed by a moderator (see the terms of service to find out why), but you can always check with Netcraft to find what technology is being used. In this case, the server is running IIS 4.0 on Windows NT4 - ancient technology (I hope they've got it patched).

I suppose they could move to Windows Server 2003, but the server is an indication that the web app has been around for quite a while.

[bcolflesh]

foshae - more info here:

[developersdex.com...]

[foshae]

Thanks bcolflesh!

:o)