If you have decided to get your website designed and hosted, you come across a choice of language and technology to be used while designing it.

In the development of web applications, the two most widely used languages are: PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) and ASP.net (Active Server Pages). These are used to build dynamic websites but both of them are entirely different from each other.

PHP is a language that is a widely-used scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. For inter-connecting vast databases in order to generate websites involving database, PHP is commonly used. Launched in 1995 it was developed by Rasmus Lerdorf.

ASP.NET is a new language rather technology developed by Microsoft in 2002. It is a minor part of the DOT NET Framework. These are the major points of differentiation between these two:

• While PHP does not follow OOP paradigm entirely, ASP framework is built entirely on an OOP paradigm and OOP concepts. Compilation is also different in PHP and ASP.NET.

• Cost
  Linux is a free operating system that can be used for running PHP programs. A website can be developed in PHP language on very reasonable cost.

Internet Information Server (IIS) is installed on a Windows server platform in order to run ASP.Net program which increases the cost.

• Run Time
  ASP.Net utilizes server space while running. Therefore, it has been observed that ASP.net code runs comparatively slower than PHP which uses inbuilt memory space while running.
• Simplicity of code
  PHP codes are simpler than ASP.net codes and a web programmer easily grasps its use. ASP codes are complex and hard to grasp.
• The Issue Platform Connectivity
  PHP codes have the option of being linked with various platforms such as Windows, Linux and UNIX. ASP is comparatively rigid in this regard.
• Cost of Tools
  PHP codes can be availed for free on internet. Even tools used in PHP are mostly freely available. However, no such free tools are available for ASP.Net.
• Language Support
  C++ language codes and PHP codes are very much similar. Even its syntax resembles the syntax used in C and C++. Whereas, the syntax of ASP is more or less similar to that of Visual basic syntax which is highly complex.
• Security
  ASP. Net is known for creating complicated techniques to ensure the safety of your confidential data. Whereas PHP does not stand so high in security ranking.

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