PHP versus ASP

[radika]

PHP

Producer Open Source

Server Platform Unix, Linux, Windows

Speed of writing

PHP has a much wider range of built in functions, and a less verbose syntax, making it a much quicker language for development. Other features of PHP also greatly simplify and speed up project development:

* type conversion - PHP converts types automatically

* Form, session and cookie variables are available to use straight away on the page

Flexibility PHP seems to be the more flexibile language. Its open source nature means that anyone can add features as they come across the need

Ease of Learning PHP is a much friendlier. Additionaly, there are more high quality online resources to help you.

Derived from PHP syntax is derived from C++

ASP

Producer Microsoft

Server Platform Windows only

Speed of writing ASP has a much tighter error checker than PHP's default. This means that error reports are more common in ASP. This is also a positive when you are learning as, unlike PHP, ASP will not allow you to get away with sloppy code.

Flexibility ASP is a very rigid language - what might be efficient methodologies in PHP are completely unworkable in ASP. (ie the absence of associative arrays)

Ease of Learning ASPs more rigid structure and longhanded ways of doing things may be intimidating to the beginner.

Derived from ASP syntax is derived from VB

[buddyburton]

Hello Radika,

I am William here from Kenya and I like to create programs using ASP.net besides PHP

because ASP.net provides more useful and easy to use features to us. We can develop

website and create different programs very easily in ASP.net as it provides some built in

class. So I prefer ASP.net first then PHP.

[-pops-]

buddyburton:

If you are in Kenya why are you posting from Mumbai, India?