Can ASP.NET application run on Safari browser?

Question

I was reading an article recently, and found that ASP.NET Core can run on Linux and Mac OS. If I may ask, is it only ASP.NET Core that can run on these OS, or can a normal ASP.NET web application also run on these OS ?

Answer 1

can a normal ASP.NET web application also run on these OS ?

if the "a normal ASP.NET web application" means .NET Framework ASP.NET Web application such as MVC5 and Web Forms the answer is no. It runs only on the IIS of Windows OS.

Answer 2

Hi @Donald Symmons,

"ASP.NET Core is an open-source, cross-platform framework for building modern, cloud-based web apps on Windows, macOS, or Linux."

"ASP.NET 4.x is a mature framework that provides the services needed to build enterprise-grade, server-based web apps on Windows."

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/choose-aspnet-framework?view=aspnetcore-7.0#framework-selection

For ASP.NET on Linux, check out Mono.(Mono is an open source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework) Best regards,
Lan Huang

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Answer 3

but a windows hosted asp.net web application can be accessed with the safari browser.

Answer 4

@Bruce (SqlWork.com) , Please how do you mean?