Can ASP integrate with PHP?

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etron
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Can ASP integrate with PHP?

Post by etron »

Hi everyone ...

I would like to know if I can integrate ASP with PHP? You see ... I have this application coded in ASP and I would like add some features into it. The features ... if possible, I would like to code it in PHP ... cause I'm quite familiar with PHP than ASP ... So, I would like to know if this is possible?

Thanks guys for the help ... Love you all ... :)
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m3mn0n
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Post by m3mn0n »

I don't recommend doing that, even if you found a way to do so (not sure if it's possible since I don't know ASP, and never attempted this).

Think about portability issues; what if you need to switch hosts and they both don't have PHP and ASP installed, and configured to run together?

Think about coding design issues; what if you were to work with someone else on the project and they didn't know one of the languages?

Think about program efficiency issues; it will be very stressful on a server having PHP, ASP and possibly MySQL running full tilt.


Just seems like a disaster waiting to happen to me, and I'd recommend just doing the rest in ASP since you do know that language.
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not without losing your hair.

Post by phpScott »

not in the sense that you are thinking. as in both asp and php on the same page.
seperate pages passing data back and forth between them is possible but I would hate to code it.

either you could learn ASP better or rewrite the whole thing in php, sami's points are all really good.

I have done a little of what you are talking about and as I stated I hated to code it.

b.t.w. Sami your up late or early or whatever?
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Post by timvw »

If you are going to migrate from asp 2 php , do a little search for asp2php ;)
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Post by AngusL »

You could of course try to rip apart teh ASP and PHP interpreters and write your own web server. ;)

I've thought of this many a time. A project for later when I can code that sort of thing better.
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Post by feyd »

well.. there is that web server built in php someone did a few months ago.. :twisted:
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