I want develop a great community site
i dont know which to use,i just got used to asp,dont know much php.
 also just got .NET INSTALLED.
Another thing is that the host i want to use to host php
psekhosting.om is very good,they use fantastico to install all the
modules for post nuke,they are cheap customer service is superb.
I am looking for a host with all the features with the same
pricing,their email ting is also part of the package look here
http://www.psek.com/hosting/
i found no host this good.
i heard asp is more robust, i want to use ispybuy or
communitystarterkit, i am not sure

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Clarification of Question by derty-ga on 02 Apr 2004 05:41 PST

Ok,u never talked about the hsoting.
u just copied what was on the forums.
pls i need live opinion

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Clarification of Question by derty-ga on 03 Apr 2004 01:37 PST

i am just getting into php, i know nothing of asp.net or asp

Hi. 

	 PHP 4 	PHP 5 	ASP.NET	
Software price 	free	free	free	
Platform price	free	free	$$	
Speed	strong	strong	weak	
Efficiency	strong	strong	weak	
Security	strong 	strong 	strong	
Platform 	strong	strong	weak (IIS only) 	
Platform 	any	any	win32 (IIS only) 	
Source available 	yes	yes	no	
Exceptions	no	yes	yes	
OOP 	weak	strong 	strong

Its an answer on  Q. from one of the numerous forums.

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Is php fast than asp? Which one is easier to learn? Is MySQL better
than Microsoft SQL? Which one is more secure?

This all depends on what facilities are available to you; how far your
business ideas are progressed; what previous development experience
you have, what funding you have etc. etc.

There is no straight forward answer. 

If you have been programming in Visual Basic for years and writing
apps that connect to Access databases via ODBC for example; then you
will be feel right at home with an asp / MS-SQL set-up.

If, on the other hand, you are new to all of this and don't have a
huge budget, go the open source option and set yourself up with a
Linux box, Apache, php and MySQL.

Is php fast[er] than asp? 	

Too many outside influences to call. Performance of hardware and
quality of code (particularly where database development is concerned)
has a bigger impact of "speed" than the language you use.

Which one is easier to learn? 	

Between asp and php, there is no real difference. php will come
quickly to anyone with a C background, whereas asp will come quickly
to anyone with a VB background.

Is MySQL better than Microsoft SQL? 	

"No" as the general answer, but this again is subjective to some
extent. Microsoft SQL Server is an extremely mature and capable
database server, with features, scalability, stability and raw grunt
that totally eclipse MySQL in comparison - but with that of course
comes expense. For hobby and small scale ecommerce sites you can go a
very, very long way with MySQL; but I don't yet know of a global
banking corporation that holds your account details on MySQL.

Which one is more secure? 	

Too many outside influences to call. 

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Sources: 
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum22/1270.htm
http://otn.oracle.com/pub/articles/hull_asp.html


Hope that gives you something to think about!

What do you mean by community site?  What would it include?

Which languages, if any, do you know?