What are the system requirements for APG vNext?
System Requirements:
- Minimum Edition: SQL Express w/ Advanced Services (for Full-Text Search)
Does APG vNext support Integration with theASP.NET Membership Provider?
Yes, the software integrates (not a requirement) smoothly with existing ASP.NET
Membership Providers (e.g, the default SQL Membership Provider) to achieve single-sign-on.
And the software comes with our own Membership Provider and Roles Provider implementations
free of charge, which allows you to manage all your users on your ASP.NET based site using the
software as the membership system (e.g. if you don't have a membership system yet).
Does APG vNext support Integration withActive Directory?
Yes, Active Directory support is available via the ADSI membership provider.
The software can work with multiple ADSI membership providers at the same
time (e.g. if not all your users are in the same Container). This allows users to
sign in with their name and password for the active directory.
In addition, the software supports Windows Authentication, meaning
if you want to bypass all login screens (e.g. intranet where users are already logged
in), the software can read the authentication info from users' browsers and complete
the login process behind the scene.
What am I paying for when I order the software today?
When you buy during the pre-release period, you do not get the software immediately. However, you are getting the following benefits:
And the one year of free support & update and the money back guarantee don't start until
I release the software officially.
The subscription enrollment with the purchase (for support & updates after the first year) can be
cancelled anytime by contacting either me or the payment processor (ShareIt.com).
Once I receive your order, I will create an account for you in our private vNext
support forum so that I can notify you when the software is released. You will then download the
software from the support forum directly once I release the software.
How do I obtain support & updates from you?
Your APG vNext license comes with one year of free support and updates, delivered through
the private, customer-only forum.
When I release a bug fix or an update, I upload it to the private download forum.
You can subscribe to the private download forum to get notified whenever there's
a new version available.
You will also have access to the public knowledge base (searchable; also on the forum).
I have documented several issues people encounter frequently and most issues are resolved
with a short visit to the KB.
I promise to get to your support questions within 24 hours on business days.
I had a few issues related to some customization I was trying to do. Samuel replied to every question within 24 hours and gave an answer that solved the problem.
I had a few issues related to some customization I was trying to do. Samuel replied to every question within 24 hours and gave an answer that solved the problem.
Ron Kuper | Cakewalk.com
ASP Playground provides excellent support of their software. How many times have you e-mailed a developer and received no response? Each time in the last 31 days that I've e-mailed them, I've gotten a detailed solution...
ASP Playground provides excellent support of their software. How many times have you e-mailed a developer and received no response? Each time in the last 31 days that I've e-mailed them, I've gotten a detailed solution...
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How does the software licensing work?
APG vNext license is per-instance. What it means is one APG vNext license gives you the right to
install the software on one web server serving one base URL (in my case,
http://www.aspplayground.net/forum/). Your database can be located on a
different machine from the web server without issue.
If you purchase today, you get two licenses for the price of one. You can use
the second license either for your development machine, staging server, a second community on a
different URL, or to create a web farm (i.e. 2 machines serving 1 URL).
You will be able to move your software to another machine / URL using our licensing
database management interface.
Does the APG vNext license expire, if I don't keep my subscription?
No. The license you purchase with us DOES NOT EXPIRE. It is a perpetual license,
like MS Windows and Office. It will continue powering your
community beyond the first year.
However, support and update end one year after the purchase date (or release date,
if you buy during pre-release), unless you keep the subscription active.
Remember, you can cancel the subscription anytime during or after the first year.
There are many benefits when you keep your subscription active (see below).
Why do I want to keep my subscription for future support & updates?
The following are the most obvious reasons why you want to keep your subscription active:
Cancelling and re-subscribing voids the lowest price guarantee. Paying for major version upgrade costs much more. I reward long term customers with huge discounts without exception.
What are some other reasons I may want to keep my subscription?
Can I cancel the subscription within the first year?
Definitely. You can cancel any time. You either contact my payment processor (ShareIt), or you just let me know. No hard feelings and no questions asked.
Can I remove the copyright notice at the bottom of the pages?
I offer an Unbranded License if you want to remove the copyright notice at the
bottom of the pages. The software will hide the copyright notice automatically when it
sees an unbranded license.
You get the same benefits and bonuses with the Commercial license + the right to remove the copyright notice.
Can I upgrade my existing software (version 2 or 3)?
Yes, I offer 32% discount for existing customers during the pre-release period, plus one year
of support and updates after I release APG vNext. And you lock in the lowest price for
subscription, too.
When you purchase the upgrade, please provide me your current order ID (should be in your forum account)
or your forum support account user name on the shopping cart. You will join the vNext user group automatically
once you purchase the upgrade.
Do I have to pay for the Download Protection service and Backup CD?
No. These options you see on the shopping cart are standard options I can't remove due to the law my payment processor has to abide by. It's however entirely up to you to decide whether you purchase these options on top of the software license.
EVGA has been using ASP Playground for our community forum for 7+ years. Throughout this time, Samuel has provided top-tier support of the software.
Even with all the many customizations to the forum software to fit into our website login system, and even promos, installing the regular software upgrades is painless. Any time we do run into a problem, Samuel has a solution within 24 hours.
The software itself runs fantastic; it’s fast even under load. Our main community can post about 200 times per hour, and over 16k concurrent users at our peak, it keeps up without an issue.
We are looking forward to new versions of the software to see what more this software can do.
EVGA has been using ASP Playground for our community forum for 7+ years.
Throughout this time, Samuel has provided top-tier support of the software.
Even with all the many customizations to the forum software to fit into our website login system, and even promos,
installing the regular software upgrades is painless.
Any time we do run into a problem, Samuel has a solution within 24 hours.
The software itself runs fantastic; it’s fast even under load.
Our main community can post about 200 times per hour, and over 16k concurrent users at our peak,
it keeps up without an issue.
We are looking forward to new versions of the software to see what more this software can do.
Joe Darwin | EVGA
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