ASP or ASP.NET or PHP

[james8427]

Hi all

I am new to ASP/ASP.NET/PHP

Currently, I am working on a website, that's HTML based.
But then, the user wants a feedback form that would collate the information keyed in by the customer, and be sent to the user email account.

I was thinking of using ASP to create that.

But while i was reading thru the forum, about issues of ASP vs PHP. It left me wondering whether my path to ASP is correct?

I am totally confused.
I am confortable with Visual Basic. I had taken Java b4, dun like it. Should I continue learning ASP and then move to ASP.net??

Or should i branch into PHP?

Or should i have the best of both world?

[userguy]

It's up to you to find out which language are you more comfortable with. If you are building a commerce site, it would be advisable to use ASP.net (http://www.sgwebhostingtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2441). However, if you are working on a normal day-to-day site, you could try using PHP. You could then pick up both languages over the long term.

[james8427]

Hi Userguy!

Thanks!

[fred]

Forget about ASP, .NET will be the choice.

[james8427]

But then... to learn ASP.NEt

i need to learn ASP first?

[userguy]

Since you already have some knowledge about Visual Basic, you should have no problem coding in ASP.NET although as icelava has said in the thread mentioned above:
.NET is a radical departure from classic ASP and VB
You could pick up ASP as you go along.

[fred]

Scripting all are similar one, only that .NET got some new concept and architecture inside, ASP.NET it still related to ASP, so is ok for you to jump straight to .NET

[icelava]

Originally posted by james8427
i need to learn ASP first? No you don't have to. ASP.NET is not ASP 4.0 (or rather 3.0 + 1)

http://www.sgwebhostingtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3519

However, first do consider the job at hand. If it's a simple feedback form and that's about it, and you already know ASP, then do ASP to get the job done quickly. You can learn all the cool new stuff in .NET later.

Of course if you are planning for some significantly big web application, then learn .NET and it will serve to architect your solution very well.

[Smellicus]

What's your webhost? If it is an ASP webhost then by all means use ASP.

If not I HIGHLY recommend PHP.

[iDeBuggers]

If you are planning on a simple feedback form and your web host server is a Unix based server, I would suggest PHP.

If you are more used to ASP and web host server is Windows based, then ASP would be it.

For my case, I prefer PHP if you plan to make things simple. However, if you do not know php, then dun change, keep with your ASP coding. Learning more is good however it should not be at the expense of forgetting other languages.