IIS or Apache Server

[wood1e]

Hi,

I am looking to learn either PHP, or ASP. I know this is the ASP section, but what are the main advantages/disadvantages, betweeen the two?

Also, can ASP run with just Apache Server installed or do I need to instal IIS as well?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Tarwn]

I couldn't find the exact thread I was looking for, but here are a couple to get you started:
thread253-417571
thread253-646669

Please use the search, this toipic has been covered so many times it is insane. Good forums to look in besides the ASP forum would be the HTML forum, PHP forum, and Web Site Designers Forum (Designers will be added to your Threadminder when you go to either of the above links).

-T

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[meckeard]

Unless there is a plug-in for Apache, yes, you need IIS to run ASP. I do know there is a plug-in for IIS to run PHP.

From a difficulty level, I found ASP much easier to learn when I was just starting in web dev. I looked at PHP before ASP and found it very confusing.

I have friends that have previous programming experience like C, C++ and Java and they all said that it was easy to pick up PHP. So I would say your experience/background would dictate the learning curve.

And here are some good links for a more in-depth technical comparison between the two:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=comparing+asp+and+php

Personally, I would go with ASP.NET above them both. I don't see any jobs in my area looking for PHP experience, very few for ASP. Most companies seem to be moving towards .NET and it shows in the jobs that are available. Let's face it, although we tend to consider this a hobby, the job is what pays the bills. So I try to steer towards market trends.

Mark

 

[Tarwn]

I agree that the market is looking more for ASP.Net then PHP or ASP right now, but I wouldn't suggest it as a first language. If you do plan on learning ASP.Net then you might be best off learning ASP first before moving into ASP.Net.

Personally I have yet to do anything major with ASP.Net simply because I feel a great deal of the language is totally unnecessary. But I know several ASP experts that have made the move and heap a lot of praise at the feet of ASP.Net. Me, I'll probably move on to PHP from here, unless a job requires ASP.Net. I have used all three, I find ASP and PHP to be the most similar in structure. ASP.Net is not truly ASP in my book, it's a web version of .Net that has similarities with ASP. Again, though, many people feel otherwise.

-T

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