You don't have to pay for either of them.

so finally, the question "asp vs Php" leads to the real question : Microsoft-only, or everywhere including Microsoft ?

I find that reading from databases is quite hard actually from ASP.
It uses a bunch of complicated code that I can't understand at all.

The most final question is:
Which scripting language is more popular? ASP or PHP?
Do major web portals such as Google, Yahoo!, MSN (Windows Live) and Shaw use ASP or PHP?
I'd go with whichever gets the best results.

I'm voting for PHP!

I guess that huge database systems use more sophisticated systems, and I'm quite sure it's not pure php. I would rather bet on something like ProC programs near a huge Oracle database. Unfortunately, Google engine is probably something very secret.

I am wanting to learn ASP. I have always used PHP. Does astahost support ASP? Maybe I will get to practice it here if so. I plan on using php for my website though That is just because I am more familiar with it. I would have to agree with one of the comments that I read in that I think PHP is nicer and easier to read.

PHP is free, easy and there are lots of people to help you learn.
ASP costs money, is probably easy also but there is less free support.

Asta does not support ASP.

If its not broke don't fix it, if the FREE PHP does just fine why pay for ASP?

Lots of MAJOR things use ASP, but for most things PHP is good.

This post has been edited by SilverFox: Aug 1 2007, 08:16 PM

I find PHP much more useful, particularly because it goes along with AJAX and Smarty coding, both very powerful. The combination of PHP, MySQL, XML, Ajax, and Smarty packs a huge punch, allowing you to do virtually anything with your website. PHP is also much easier and faster to code than ASP, due to the previously stated fact that PHP makes use of shorter versions of words, such as {} || && ect.

php all the way =]