PHP or ASP, which is faster?

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[better_man]

A forum in PHP and a forum in ASP. Which is faster? Why?

I heard that PHP is faster.

[sullen]

depends entirely on how well the thing is coded.

Don't think there's very much in it really - use whichever you feel more comfortable with.

[jatar_k]

we have a few threads around

PHP vs ASP .NET [webmasterworld.com]

ASP vs. PHP4 [webmasterworld.com]

PHP v ASP [webmasterworld.com]

ASP.NET vs. Everything Else [webmasterworld.com]

what is the best server side script [webmasterworld.com]

Fastest Web scripting language? [webmasterworld.com]

there are probably some more around as well.

[sun818]

I think the web host you choose and how many accounts they have allocated on the same server is a big factor. Even if a forum script is optimized, having your web site on an overloaded server will still make the forum run slow. I use miniBB forum because it is coded for speed. It doesn't have all the fancy features, but that is partly why it zips! :)

[edited by: sun818 at 8:01 pm (utc) on Oct. 27, 2003]

[globay]

You might want to try 1and1.com. They just opened a new server center in the US and they give you free hosting for 3 years. Their servers are probably not yet crowded. In Germany, their hosting service is very popular.