Getting a websites code?

Question

Whats the best way to look at the asp files etc. of a webiste? Use HTTP/GET or can u just type the name of the .asp in ur browser and it show it for u?

Answer 1

If you mean you want to see the script behind the page, you can't do that easily. By design, the servers don't send the code via HTTP.

Basically, you have to have access to the raw file itself. That's secure by design. You'll need to ask the Web site's owner to send you the code.

Answer 2

older versions of IIS allowed the downloading of the asp source by using "::$data" after the page name, or even just a "."...This has long since been patched, and you'd be hard pressed in finding a website on hardware/software old enough to be affected.

As others are saying the ASP source is difficult to get, certain site may have security holes, if they allow downloading files without proper validation. Or if they have enabled FTP access into the ASP directories, you may get access this way...These are all longshots on most respected sites.

You can easily get the HTML or scripting that is appearing on the page by simply using HTTP Get, but I don't think that's what your asking.

Answer 3

First, of all please understand what ASP is? ASP stands for Active Server Pages. This is basically a server side scripting language. You can neither use HTTP/GET to view the ASP files because they are stored in server and execute there itself but pass on the values to the client browser. A typical ASP code looks like the following: -

" <%
response.write ("Hello World")

%> "

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Answer 4

ASP pages are server-side scripts. That means you can't view in just anyway you like. It's unlike JavaScript, which is a type of client-side script.

If you are using Firefox, look for this addon called JSView ( https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2076/ )

This addon allows you to view JavaScript and CSS files embedded on a webpage.

Answer 5

If you want to look at the entire source code and construction of any website , do this:
Right click anywhere on the webpage except on a photo or graphic, right clicking on text is OK.
Then from the available options Left Click on 'View Source' or in Firefox 'View Page Source'.
This will display the entire html source code for website.
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