A Comparitive Overview Between .Net and PHP

There are several programming languages out there used by developers for working on web designing and application projects. Out of all of them .Net and PHP are the most sought-after scripting languages that have actually ushered the change in the way projects were done and accomplished before. And, it's quite difficult to compare these two technological “titans” because both of them are best in their own category.

PHP acronym for Hypertext Preprocessor is a popular scripting language available on the internet used by millions of dedicated developers for developing web based applications. On the other hand, ASP.Net (Active Server Pages) is a platform that can be used as an environment for building applications. Both of them are equally good in terms of application building and contracting to different databases. However, many people have to make choice either to go for PHP or asp.net. And for this, the comparison between the two becomes an important topic of discussion.

So, which is one better? In this article, we'll give you a comparison overview of both of the platforms and will tell you for which one you should go for.

1. PHP Vs .Net- Cost

PHP is an open source and it's absolutely free, .Net is backed by Microsoft then it's pretty natural that some cost must be involved. To run .Net, you need to have Microsoft Windows, however, this shouldn't be the problem for most of the people. And even if you are using Mac or Linux, then mono project is probably a good choice to use asp.net on your device.

On the other hand, PHP can be registered for free and can be used on multiple operating systems suhc as Linux, Windows, Mac etc.

2. PHP Vs. Net- Scalability

Both of the platforms are good when it comes to scalability. Facebook, which is highly popular and trafficked website is built on PHP, while MySpace, yet another social networking site is built on .Net. This clearly shows them both of them are scalable.

3.  PHP Vs .Net- Performance

How a web application performs depend largly upon how effectively it interacts between the scripts, database, and the server. Since, PHP is an interpreted language, it allows developers to run it directly from the code whenever they start working on it. On the other hand, .net is a complicated language, where you need to first compile the language  before uploading it to productivity.

Another factor that affects the performance is the type of OS and file used on the server. Results show that Linux and est4 file system are better in terms of performance as compared to Windows and NTFS file system. So, it's clear that PHP is better in performance parameters.

4. PHP vs .NET- Support

Since, PHP is an open-source and it's free, it's quite natural for it to have a huge community of developers who constantly work hard to contribute to its growth. The open-source community is also very helpful for those developers who are new to this field.

ASP.NET, on the other hand, also have a variety of boards run be dedicated .NET developers, but still the number is not as impressive as PHP.

From the above mentioned points it's quite clear that the tide is heavily tilted in the favor of  PHP. However, whatever platform you may choose, it's crucial to select the one, which can serve your requirements better and helps in achieving your development goals.

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