PHP or ASP.Net

[russell]

Friends, please tell me and end my confusion

PHP or ASP.Net
Which one is best, coz I would like to know which one I should go all out for.
Also, can php do everything ASP.NET does? And how do I code my php seperately from my html, as that is the thing that I hate most about my code in php.

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[phantom]

PHP can do everything ASP.NET can. What you actually wanted to know is "Can everything ASP.NET does be done in PHP easily?" and the answer is no. It is all possible, but not very easy. ASP.NET is tailored toward RAD (Rapid Application Development). Which is why Microsoft offers VWD(Visual Web Designer) for free. As far as I know, there exist no free WYSIWYG PHP editors (feel free to correct me). ASP.NET applications also abstract the programmer from all the individual HTML widgets and renders what it wants to render with them. That includes an odd javascript mechanism to change what should be GET calls to POST calls, passing stored data from page to page to maintain state. And a host of things that ASP.NET does behind the scenes that you don't know about. PHP is a simple web language that really only does what you told it to. Because of this fact alone, I prefer PHP.

Here's the rub, you can't compare ASP.NET to PHP. That's like comparing a mercedes benz 300E to -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[nirvana]

hi Buddy
It really depends on what you're using it for and the environment you're using it in. Phantom is right, you can't really compare the two since they are two different things.

The .NET framework does allow to do some great things, including being able to using an assortment of languages, server controls, etc. However, it does have some drawbacks - bloated code, performance, dependence on ISS and on Microsoft products in general. If you're in a corporate environment that's already surrounded by Microsoft technologies and have a large development team that may want to have the luxury of using several different languages to create one application, then .NET may be the best choice.

Personally, I chose PHP for many reasons. First and foremost, the language is open source, meaning you have the open source community helping you and working with you. Finding help for PHP I discovered is MUCH easier than finding help for .NET. People who are experts -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[warne]

It depends on your environment. If you already have the Windows infrastructure then .NET can be a good choice as the namespace collection is quite extensive and logically easy to understand. It also does a lot for you. Things like web services is a piece of cake to do. And when I developed in .NET I never once used the visual aspect of Visual Studio as it only screwed things up for me. I could of coded C#.NET in notepad if I wanted.

In saying that I enjoy PHP. PHP is very forgiving, easy to work with, and it is cross-platform.

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[vikasrocks]

Mate, you have asked this question on the PHP forum, so u r bound to get biased answers. Try this question in the ASP forum and u will see the other side of the coin.

They are two completely different technologies, ASP.NET being a true platform while PHP a scripted language (yes you can say ASP.NET is interpereted too but they are done so in a much different manner). To get many of the functionality of ASP.NET in PHP you require 3rd party frameworks and significantly more time for higher end enterprise platforms, while ASP.NET has all of this already built in. Using tools like VS .NET 2005 you can create custom templates and frameworks in a fraction of the time that you could in PHP.

If you are looking to do small projects then I would say go with PHP, but for high traffic, high demand enterprise websites and web services, ASP.NET is your solution.

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[007]

Phantom And Nirvana
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