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PHP vs Asp.net

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:25 pm
by seanmanford
Hi,

We have a website developed using asp.net and we think to start useing php.
I would like to know the some thing :

1. advantages and disadvantages php has over asp.net
2. Main problems with php
3. how complex is it to learn it?
3. any other useful information

Sean Manford

Re: PHP vs Asp.net

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:23 pm
by feyd
seanmanford wrote:1. advantages and disadvantages php has over asp.net
No dependence on Microsoft or Windows servers. They are roughly on-par. Windows specific things are easier on ASP.Net of course.
seanmanford wrote:2. Main problems with php
Outdated, and poorly coded tutorials, online examples and books... unfortunately. Prevalence of poor code in "production" libraries and such.
seanmanford wrote:3. how complex is it to learn it?
If you understand C/C++.. the learning curve is super smooth. It's not complicated.
seanmanford wrote:4. any other useful information
The manual is a wealth of information few tap well.

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:06 pm
by Christopher
Another difference is that C#, like, Java is really a IDE based language. I doubt there are many C# developers not using VIsual Studio. It almost sounds like a for-profit deal. ;)

PHP and the other excellent LAMP scripting lanugages can be developed using any editor or an IDE.

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:10 pm
by feyd
I guess I break that mold.. I used the command line that came with Visual C# to compile C# stuff, but used a basic text editor (TextPad) for all things C# and Java. ;)

Also now I use Eclipse.... but I digress.

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:12 pm
by Christopher
feyd wrote:I guess I break that mold..
And several others! ;)

What's the old joke ... they broke the mold before they made you! :)

thanks for the info - one last request

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:41 pm
by seanmanford
Can you give me a good first point to start check php?
some good link to simple documentation or some examples.

thanks
Sean manford

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:43 pm
by nathanr
this may sound sarcastic, but seriously read the manual, and all comments.. then read it again - works for me :)

Re: thanks for the info - one last request

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:38 pm
by Christopher

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:23 am
by Rovas
One the better tutorials for beginners is on: http://devzone.zend.com/tag/PHP101
One the largest source of tutorials for PHP: http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/PHP/1
Need classes or scripts for a specific problem use: http://www.phpclasess.org

Re: PHP vs Asp.net

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:42 am
by onion2k
seanmanford wrote:We have a website developed using asp.net and we think to start useing php.
Why?

What I mean is, why are you going to scrap a working application to rewrite it in a different language and potentially (depending on the expertise of the development staff) lose knowledge, testing, data and features from the existing code? There must be some seriously big reason that you're thinking about a switch to a completely different platform.