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Both PHP and ASP.NET are widely used web technologies. PHP is a server-side programming language, whereas ASP.NET is a web framework. According to the usage statistics posted on various websites, PHP is currently more popular than other server-side programming languages. Likewise, ASP.NET is also more popular than other web frameworks. Recently, Microsoft completely revamped the core architecture of ASP.NET, and introduced ASP.NET Core. Likewise, PHP 7 also came with several new features and enhancements to simplify and speed up modern web application development.
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zPHP vs. ASP.NET – A Web Developer’s Take
Both PHP and ASP.NET are widely used web technologies. PHP is a server-side programming language, whereas ASP.NET is a web framework. According to the usage statistics posted on various websites, PHP is currently more popular than other server-side programming languages. Likewise, ASP.NET is also more popular than other web frameworks. Recently, Microsoft completely revamped the core architecture of ASP.NET, and introduced ASP.NET Core. Likewise, PHP 7 also came with several new features and enhancements to simplify and speed up modern web application development. z
ASP.NET Core ASP.NET was originally developed by Microsoft as a commercial web framework for Windows platform. But Microsoft recently released ASP.NET Core as an open source web framework. Also, it made the web framework available on three distinct platforms - Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. In addition to being leaner and more modular than ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core further comes with features to simplify development and deployment of web applications, cloud- based applications, and Internet of Things (IoT) apps. The developers also have option to choose from a number of hosting options, and work with an array of popular frameworks and tools. z
PHP 7 PHP was originally designed as a simple scripting language to make web applications communicate with databases efficiently. But the scripting language has been evolving consistently to meet the emerging trends in web application development. The version 7 of PHP is considered to be two times faster than its predecessor. Also, PHP 7 comes with several new language features, operators, functions, and engine exceptions. The developers also have option to write web applications in PHP 7 by availing a variety of frameworks, libraries, and tools. Many web developers switched from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7 to boost the speed of web applications and reduce resource consumption. z