php or asp

I'm trying to create a from online with my web server running server 2003.
The form will retain data and send off emails as well. Which is better to
use php or asp? I'm just not sure which direction to go. I noticed that
there are a lot of php converter programs. I have an access database that I
want to convert so that it will display on the web and people can fill out
the form.

Re: php or asp

"Mark" wrote in message
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> I'm trying to create a from online with my web server running server 2003.
> The form will retain data and send off emails as well. Which is better to
> use php or asp? I'm just not sure which direction to go. I noticed that
> there are a lot of php converter programs. I have an access database that
I
> want to convert so that it will display on the web and people can fill out
> the form.
>

Keep your access database and use ASP (or ASP.NET). Server 2003 provides
everything you need.

--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET

Re: php or asp

Is this just a personal preference or is it easier using asp.net because of
server 2003.?



"Anthony Jones" wrote in message
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> "Mark" wrote in message
> news:51901CC1-A6CC-424D-893E-076A910245F4@microsoft.com...
>> I'm trying to create a from online with my web server running server
>> 2003.
>> The form will retain data and send off emails as well. Which is better
>> to
>> use php or asp? I'm just not sure which direction to go. I noticed that
>> there are a lot of php converter programs. I have an access database
>> that
> I
>> want to convert so that it will display on the web and people can fill
>> out
>> the form.
>>
>
> Keep your access database and use ASP (or ASP.NET). Server 2003 provides
> everything you need.
>
> --
> Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET
>
>

Re: php or asp

"Mark" wrote in message
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> Is this just a personal preference or is it easier using asp.net because
of
> server 2003.?


Easier? Lets put it this way, You've already had to ask how to install PHP
into IIS on Windows 2003. Whereas ASP.NET is native to a Windows 2003
server.



--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET

Re: php or asp

On Jan 22, 6:56=A0am, "Mark" wrote:
> I'm trying to create a from online with my web server running server 2003.=

> The form will retain data and send off emails as well. =A0Which is better =
to
> use php or asp? =A0I'm just not sure which direction to go. =A0I noticed t=
hat
> there are a lot of php converter programs. =A0I have an access database th=
at I
> want to convert so that it will display on the web and people can fill out=

> the form.



Personally, this is trivial to do with ASP.Net, DataGrid, and
DataBinding, and the software/tools to do it with ASP.Net is all free
and superior to anything you will ever find for PHP. Look up Visual
Web Developer.

http://www.microsoft.com/express/vwd/Default.aspx

When you find how easy it is to do what you want (and more) with
ASP.Net and the .Net Framework, it makes one wonder why ever bother
with PHP other than "it seems like lots of people are doing it". Well,
I think those people just haven't opened their eyes to ASP.Net --
believe me, most of the PHP developers themselves have secretly said
that they envy ASP.Net, its easy framework, and tools support... but
because it comes from Microsoft, they are determined to write their
own version. Whether you want to be a part of that jihad, your choice.

If I was comparing ASP and PHP, I would choose PHP because it has a
larger library and community. If I was comparing ASP.Net and PHP, I
would choose ASP.Net because it has better security, a bigger library
(all of .Net + existing COM library), comparable community support,
and superior framework for website UI design and deployment. If I was
a *nix shop, then PHP is my best choice since ASP.Net is not available
for it, but if I was a Windows shop, then ASP.Net is the best choice.

You want to do custom user login, data bind to any SQL/ODBC/JET
database, and show it in a pivoting/sorting table with color skinning
and custom authorization control? Drag the controls onto a web page
inside of Visual Web Developer, wire a few things together, and it's
done, with very little coding. Try doing that in PHP -- you'd have to
write thousands of lines of code or find someone's library (which
isn't supported by anyone) -- while everything in ASP.Net is uniform,
tested, and supported by Microsoft and the ASP.Net community. Most PHP
developers drop their jaws when they see that demo -- because they
know that they just spent months wasted writing their own proprietary
version, when it's all free and available for ASP.Net.

Maybe by now you can see where I'm going...

So, it's your choice as to whether you want to do things the easy way
with ASP.Net or the way that requires effort from people and have
converters -- because such "issues" just do not exist for ASP.Net.
Most ASP.Net developers are worried about making their websites pretty
and functional, not worrying about nuts-and-bolts stuff like this with
PHP.


//David
http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
//