Hi

i am not a developer but want to know which of the above is better to create a dynamic database driven website - PHP or ASP?

thanks for any help

I'm afraid that's like asking whether Ford or Chevy is better for driving across country. It's partly relative to personal taste, it's partly a matter of how you intend to drive, and it's at least in part going to be determined by how much you want to spend.

There is no clear winner, not between Chevy and Ford and not between PHP and ASP, else the other would have long ago gone out of business. The answer depends on what you've done in the past, and what you want to do in the future.

What operating system are you running? What database would you like to run? How large is the application you need, and how interactive do you expect it to be?

The good news is, since there's not really any right answer, there's also not really any wrong answer. Either PHP or ASP will do a good job for most jobs.

If you do not require that is too "windows" specific then I will suggest you opt for PHP. This is becuase the overall cost of application will be lower in PHP.

Mukul

I used to develop exclusively with ASP/SQL Server.
Now, it's PHP/MySQL. It's usually less expensive and easier to find a good hosting solution with this platform.
Also more likely to find good PHP developers. PHP is friendlier than ASP for web apps. More built-in functions.
My own pref.
If you aren't committed yet, I'd go with PHP.

PHP is stable and feature rich. It is low-cost; and it isn't likely to suddenly change, require additional licences, extra fees etc.

Amazing how many people are anti-Microsoft but yet have no idea what they're talking about when making comparisans.

PHP is probably better because its open source, but ASP is still widely used. We use it at the company I work for. We are a microsoft shop anyways.

I personally code in Coldfusion mx / mysql for my database needs, but cfmx can be expensive. I am lucky I have a friend giving me free hosting.

Anyways, I personally find ASP to be easier to understand, but thats partly because I have been around it more then PHP.

I am a web designer, not a programmer, so I still struggle with any programming language.

They are both good languages and there is really no advantage over the other, except for the open source bit.

With php, there are always additional modules being created, people doing bug research, etc... so like they said, PHP might be more on the stable side.

Ls,

I personal preffer PHP with the combination of the Apache webserver. Although this could be realized with ASP under apache a lot of documentation tips are available on the internet with Apache and PHP. It's just a matter of what your are used to program with (I'am using Apache in combination with eClipse).
To program SEF URLS pages you can do the following:
- Use the apache webserver with mod_rewrite;
- Define in your PHP / ASP code SEF urls
- Rewrite all incomming URLS with the .htaccess file to 1 PHP / ASP script which translates the incoming URL into the correct parameters and rewrites the URL.

With the above steps you can define keywords in your URLS and make them look static.

Beside rewriting the URL's you must also be able to "hack" the http header parameters, and for example replace the last-modified date. This can easily be done within the PHP environment (I'am not sure if this can be done in ASP).

One tip: I'am currently using mambo (www.mamboserver.com) and I've transform Mambo into a real SEF CMS. You can look into the Mambo code of how they have solved some of this issues.

Greetings:

Richard

NO doubt about PHP is developer friendly and function riched and asp is microsoft friendly

Does php even have a good IDE?

Having used both PHP and ASP.NET, .net is much more robust and developer friendly.

Hi there,

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Craig

"...Amazing how many people are anti-Microsoft but yet have no idea what they're talking about when making comparisans."..

I don't see any specific MS bashing going on here..
just folks discussing their preferences...on the other hand..

"....Does php even have a good IDE?"...
I do detect some Open Source bashing here..

and with this:
"... .net is much more robust and developer friendly."

Yes..MS is better at "holding your hand"