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PHP vs ASP.NET By: Colin Cramer
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Overview HistoryCostPopularitySupportScalability
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History PHP – Created in 1994 by Rasmus Lerdorf. He used as to track visits to his online resume. Personal Home Page Tools ->Hypertext Preprocessor ASP.NET – Created in 2002 by Scott Guthrie at MS. He became product unit manager for developing the language further.
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What is PHP? Open-source language. Utilizes its own code syntax, with assistance from HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
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What is ASP.NET? Microsoft’s answer to server-side languages. Does not work on its own. Needs assistance from other languages like C#, Visual Basic, HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
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Cost PHP Open Source = FREE!!! Works on all OS ASP.NET Is a Microsoft product (which = $$$) You must use Windows OS (or Mono)
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Community Support PHP – has many different communities catering to all levels of technical knowledge. ASP.NET – has one main forum by Microsoft. (Some third party forums cost money)
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Popularity PHP – TIOBE.com, ranked 6 th as of this month. ASP.NET – is not technically ranked, C# is 5 th and Visual Basic is 7 th. *Based on calculating the number of hits using popular search engines*
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Syntax Comparison: Ex 1 PHP – /* This is a comment */ /* This is a comment */ ASP.NET –
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Syntax Comparison: Ex 2 PHP – <?php Echo “Hello World!” ?> ASP.NET – <html> </head><body> </body></html>
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Questions? What did PHP originally stand for? Personal Home Page Tools What is the name of the open-source compiler used on any OS for ASP.NET? Mono What Content Management System uses ASP.NET? Sharepoint What does IIS stand for? Internet Information Server
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Conclusion All depends on what scenario you will be in. Both ASP.NET and PHP are great languages to use in making the most of your site.
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