PHP or ASP

[ngac]

i am currently in the process of building a web application that will access a database. The apps tasks will only be basic search and display, which would e best to use out of ASP and PHP for a beginner ??

Does anyone know of any good tutorial websites also.. ?

[Khalid Ali]

php is best,you can use the documentation at php.net for tutorial

[AdamGundry]

I agree, PHP is better because it is Free Software (note capitalisation - free as in free speech), runs on many platforms (so you can use it on Windows, Linux, or whatever) and integrates well with Apache and MySQL.

Adam

[pyro]

In nearly all scenarios, I'd agree that PHP is better. In the few instances where ASP would possibly be better, I'd try to change the scenario... :D

[PunkSktBrdr01]

Yeah, PHP is definitely your best option. It's easy to learn, and has a lot of potential for complex stuff in the future. For tutorials, check out:

http://devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/programming/php/index.html

[PeOfEo]

I like asp.net :rolleyes: its just that whole object oriented thing, the actual vb (not vbscript) and other languages, mobile controls, web services, viewstate, etc. But that is neither here nor their because asp.net is not asp of php :cool:

[James L.]

PeOfEo,

You know I always respect your opinion, and your right to it dude, but I must say that proprietary M$ code = :(

in my opinion.

I vote for PHP!

[ngac]

Thanx a lot, PHP it is!!!