Is the error a mysql error? If so you should link your mysql.sock file to the location it asks and that should clear your problem right up. On the other hand, I have seen nothing wrong with the code in question, especially because the snippets you've included don't include any SQL.

Regarding ASP, I've never attempted to run it on a Linux container. ASP is a M$ technology, but that's not all, it is server-side JScript (M$'s version of JavaScript) or it can be, there are multiple ways to handle it, like CGI, which can be done with PERL, C++, etc. You CAN use C#, Visual Script, or anything else. But there is an Apache module for PERL called Apache:::ASP, which is "Apache::ASP provides an Active Server Pages port to the Apache Web Server with Perl scripting only, and enables developing of dynamic web applications with session management and embedded Perl code. There are also many powerful extensions, including XML taglibs, XSLT rendering, and new events not originally part of the ASP API!" -- Apache-asp.org
http://www.apache-asp.org

Give that a whirl and let us know if it works.