Comparing PHP to ASP - Week 1 - The Basics

10 May 2010 - tips-tutorials

Welcome to the first part of our 5 part tutorial where we will compare PHP with Classic ASP.

The objective of these tutorials is to show you how to do some basic programming in PHP and compare it to how you would do it in Classic ASP using VB Script.

This five part tutorial will be split into five sections:

• Part 1 - The Basics
• Part 2 - String Functions
• Part 3 - Number Functions
• Part 4 - Looping
• Part 5 - Sessions and Cookies

For this first tutorial, we will go through some programming basics and compare how to use them in both PHP and Classic ASP.

Writing Code in PHP

Writing Code in Classic ASP

Writing Comments in PHP

Writing Comments in Classic ASP

Creating Variables in PHP

Creating Variables in Classic ASP

Note : Each line is ended with a ; in PHP. This is not needed in Classic ASP.

Write to a Browser in PHP

Write to a Browser in Classic ASP

Create an Array in PHP

Create an Array in Classic ASP

Note : Arrays in both languages are zero based, meaning the first item is referenced as 0, second as 1 etc..

Form Values using GET Method in PHP

Form Values using GET Method in Classic ASP

Form Values using POST Method in PHP

Form Values using POST Method in Classic ASP

Note : When collecting information from a form, client and server side validation should be used.

I hope you have enjoyed part 1 of our 5 part tutorial. Look out for part 2 on string functions coming soon.

Simon Lait
Website Developer, Candeo Media

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