I think both are great for server-side scripting, but asp.net have extra features that PHP doesn't have, usually people would go for PHP because it's free, it sure is, so does asp.net/.net framework, they are both free, but PHP is open source and if you want to protect your intellectual property you have to pay $1,000 for the zend encoder, with asp.net it's compiled and if you don't use visual studio .net, you can still compile it freely with the .net framework's command line compiler.

SupremeServer, your post has been moved to the Programming Discussion sub-forum. This is a much better place for your post, since ASP.NET and PHP are both programming languages.

I agree that both are great, but each has it's own pros and cons.

I'm not a PHP expert, but I started using it because it's cheap. It's free to download and use (so is .NET), but more importantly, it's far cheaper to host a site developed in PHP than one in ASP.NET.

The major problem with PHP is that it's just a server-side scripting language, whereas .NET is a complete application language. This means I can develop multi-tiered applications with both windows- and web-based intefaces using the same .NET code. You can't do this with PHP - you'll need to use C++ or Java for the application tier.

Basically, I believe you should choose the language / technology that works for your particular situation. I never pay much attention to people who say things like "PHP is the best ever" or "Nothing can beat C#"

Just my 2c

I don't have much experience with PHP, I was always as ASP man. But I recently had to convert to .NET at work and I did it kicking and screaming.

But after my first couple of apps, I have to say that I love .NET. I was very reluctant to use the code behind feature, but after using it, I won't go back to plain ASP (or PHP) again unless the project doesn't allow for .NET hosting.

But, in the end, it's whatever you are comfortable with.

digitaltheory

ASP.NET is way more superior than PHP - you can't compare.

Perhaps you could explain to us why you feel ASP.NET is "way more superior than" PHP?

Don't get me wrong; I, too, feel that the .NET framework offers a far larger scope for development compared to the PHP system, but I'm interested to know why you feel this way.

I've been developing in ASP and ASP.NET/VB.NET for about 5 years now and i have to admit, PHP is no match for .net.

In my opnion, it's way more stable and has tons more features than PHP. Also, you can purchase additional "components" to enhance .net such as Infragistics and ComponentOne.

Just my 2 cents.