Application,Cache,Session

ASP Application object contains multiple ASP pages that work together as an application. Application object provides members that help store variables that are shared among ASP pages. However, note that all users currently online see the same set of variables stored in the Application object.

Cache object allows you to keep objects in memory (on the server) so that you don't have to go to database every time some page requires them. This saves a lot of time when executing ASP pages.

Session object allows you to store variables that only one user can see (e.g. username, password, state of payment, etc.). Session has limited lifetime. If user does not refresh the page or access some other page within the application, session will expire and all values stored in it (in memory) will disappear. Other users cannot see variable values for any other user.

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Zoran Horvat15y ago
ASP Application object contains multiple ASP pages that work together as an application. Application object provides members that help store variables that are shared among ASP pages. However, note that all users currently online see the same set of variables stored in the Application object.

Cache object allows you to keep objects in memory (on the server) so that you don't have to go to database every time some page requires them. This saves a lot of time when executing ASP pages.

Session object allows you to store variables that only one user can see (e.g. username, password, state of payment, etc.). Session has limited lifetime. If user does not refresh the page or access some other page within the application, session will expire and all values stored in it (in memory) will disappear. Other users cannot see variable values for any other user.

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