PHP originated as a scripting tool for web development and is now widely used by major sites like Twitter and Facebook. It is free to use and has many frameworks to simplify development. The latest version of PHP is 5.6.18. In contrast, ASP.NET is a Microsoft product that requires Windows Server and SQL Server which are not free. While ASP.NET may be faster for large programs, PHP is cheaper and has a lower barrier to entry for developers.

1. •PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor
•PHP originated as a scripting tool that has
quickly taken over the internet
•PHP is also free and boasts a number of
frameworks to simplify web development
•Some of the major websites written in PHP
include Twitter and Facebook
•ASP stands for Active Server Pages
•You can code ASP.NET using any .NET
supported language, which made it
especially popular among .NET developers.
•Microsoft’s early domination of the web
browser market with IE was also
responsible for increasing the popularity of
ASP.NET.

2. Latest Versions
The latest
version of
ASP is
ASP.NET 5
The latest
version of
PHP is
PHP 5.6.18

3. Cost
PHP is completely free
PHP can run on Linux servers
and with MySQL database
Management system, both of
them are free
ASP.net is Microsoft
commercial products
ASP.net works on Windows Server
and SQL Server which are not free
products.
We conclude that in terms of cost, PHP is better than ASP.net.

4. Performance
The performance of the web application relies on the performance
of OS and Database Management system used
PHP mostly uses
Linux
MySQL
Windows Server
MSSQL
ASP .NET mostly uses
ASP .NET is faster
PHP is faster for small
programs, slower for big
program.

5. Tools &Editors
PHP is an editor
independent
Developers use text
editor such as VIM,
notepad++ etc.
ASP is not an editor
independent
Developers rely on MS
Visual editor

6. Security
PHP
less secure
ASP .NET
highly secure

7. Advancement
ASP .net is growing
very fast
PHP growing with
limited speed

8. Time To Deploy
PHP is interpreted at
the server & takes
less line of codes to
develop
To observe the
changes, no
additional steps are
required
Asp.net takes more
line of codes and time
to develop
Developers have to
follow some steps to
see the changes

9. Popularity
Popularity
PHP
ASP

10. Content Management System
PHP Supports
Typo 3
magento
joomla
ASP .net
Supports N2CMS
SharePoint