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Article : PHP vs. ASP.NET
PHP and ASP.NET are
the two main scripting languages used by web
developers. PHP is a multi-platform open-source
language whilst ASP.NET is a single platform
language built and owned by Microsoft. Both of these
languages are packed full of features and add-ons
for both are available so that you are able to
extend their framework to build feature rich
applications. Although PHP is open source, it has a
large active community which is there to support
users of the language; ASP.NET is a product of
Microsoft meaning that there is a large amount of
online documentation and other community forums
where you can get support.
PHP
PHP is a language which has been around since 1984
and powers many of the world’s websites. It is free
and is known as ‘open source’ software meaning that
its source code is available for download, at no
cost. It widely used in conjunction with the MySQL
database engine, but can be used with others such as
Oracle and SQLite. PHP is generally easier to code
in than ASP.NET, since it has more functions built
in than its rival; however, ASP.NET has built-in
AJAX functions which is something that PHP lacks.
Since PHP is open source, there is a number of
applications that are available for free based on
it, most of these applications are commonly used and
are very powerful; also, there is a greater number
of community forums and blogs where you are able to
find information regarding PHP since it is open
source.
PHP is a dynamic language since there are several
different types of database that you are able to
connect to, including: MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and
in some cases, Microsoft SQL Server. You are also
able to edit the source of the language if you wish
to speed it up or install custom modifications so
that it is able to run as per your requirements;
again, this is because it is open source - although
ASP.NET is a free language, it isn’t open source
meaning that you are unable to edit its source.
ASP.NET
ASP.NET is a language based on classic ASP - both
languages are owned and were created by Microsoft.
Although it is a free language, it isn’t open source
meaning that you are unable to view or edit the
source code of it. Also, it is very limited in what
database types you can use with it - Microsoft only
invented it to work with Microsoft Access and
Microsoft SQL Server databases, although developers
can use it with MySQL databases with the help of
third party components. Classic ASP, ASP.NET’s
forefather, was created back in the mid-1990s and is
the base which ASP.NET has been built on. One thing
which annoys many ASP.NET developers is the fact
that Microsoft is forever releasing updates to the
system, and in its course, changing things along the
way meaning that in some cases, developers have to
keep on learning the changes as well as the new
components and functions which are being added.
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