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ASP vs. PHP
Both ASP and PHP are languages used to build Dynamic
Web sites that can interact with Databases and exchange information. ASP (Active Server
Pages) is from Microsoft and is used with IIS (Internet Information Server)
that runs on Microsoft Servers. PHP (Personal Home Pages) is from Rasmus
Lerdorf, who originally designed this parsing language which was later modified
by different people. It runs on Unix and Linux servers and it also has
an NT server version.
There are a lot of differences between ASP and PHP. Some
of them are listed below.
CostTo run ASP programs one needs IIS installed on
a Windows platform server, which is not free. PHP programs run on Linux,
which is free. Even the connectivity of the database is expensive in the case
of ASP as MS-SQL is a product of Microsoft that needs to be purchased. PHP generally uses MySQL, which is freely available.
Speed If we compare the speed of ASP and PHP then PHP has an upper hand. PHP code runs faster than ASP. ASP is built
on COM based architecture, which is an overhead for the server whereas PHP code
runs in its own memory space.
Platform Compatibility PHP programs can run on various
platforms like Linux, Unix, Windows and Solaris whereas ASP is mainly
associated with Windows platforms. However, ASP can run on a Linux platform with
ASP-Apache installed on the server.
Additional Costs Many of the tools used in PHP are
free of cost and since PHP is open source a lot of code can be found in open
source forums. PHP has inbuilt features like ftp, email from a web page or even
encryption mechanisms but in ASP such features are not built in and some
additional components are required. Therefore an additional cost is incurred for
such components.
Base Language PHP is based on C++ language and the
syntax used in PHP is quite similar to C/C++. C/C++ is still considered the
best programming language by many programmers and people who love this language would surely feel more comfortable with the syntax of PHP. ASP on the other hand has a more
Visual Basic kind of syntax that again is closely related to only Microsoft
products. So, it depends on a person-to-person which language he or she is comfortable
Database Connectivity PHP, being extremely flexible, can
connect to various databases, the most popular being MySQL. ASP mainly uses MS-SQL.
Conclusion
Both languages have their advantages specific to users. Some would argue that
both the languages have their own importance and depending
on the user's requirements the language and the platform can be chosen. If we talk
about developing a discussion board then ASP is equally capable but many feel the best
discussion boards are developed in PHP. If a user is looking for some
e-commerce application development then many would call ASP the ideal choice. This does
not mean that PHP cannot provide e-commerce solution, only that many people choose ASP.
All in all, from my perspective, PHP is an all around better choice.
Reference:
PHP vs ASP
Opinion PHP and ASP.NET Go Head-to-Head By Sean Hull
Posted 11.19.05
BusinessCreatorPro.com
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