ASP vs PHP

uk38 · 4th March 2003, 01:05

I just got the xml stats to work at my website, but it´s ASP based and it seems like ages before the page loads. Would a PHP based script by any chance speed things up, and if so, where can I find a host supporting apache/php for free?

Jay · 4th March 2003, 01:50

well plenty of hosts provide PHP support with there hosting packages, if you are looking for a free hosting solution with php installed as part of the free package there are tons of those too you just have to do a little leg work to find them.

PHP is not neccessarily a faster solution, I am not sure why you say that your pages load slow but more then likely it is related to the host you are using right now, if not that then your ASP code could be poorly optimized.

uk38 · 4th March 2003, 12:34

Well, I noticed that compared to the other pages at my website, the one with the asp script showing current song works very slow. It should be the script and not the host (brinkster) that is the problem then. I´ll check in to it, but I´m not to sure how to optimize the script though?

binary hero · 4th March 2003, 12:43

PHP on an apache server is technically faster than ASP on the same setup (however, ASP on IIS is faster than PHP...)

uk38 · 4th March 2003, 13:21

I´m gonna try PHP. Just going to find a host though. I´ve checked and there are quite a lot of these. Any recommendations?

4th March 2003, 01:05	#1
uk38 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 47	ASP vs PHP I just got the xml stats to work at my website, but it´s ASP based and it seems like ages before the page loads. Would a PHP based script by any chance speed things up, and if so, where can I find a host supporting apache/php for free?

4th March 2003, 01:50	#2
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	well plenty of hosts provide PHP support with there hosting packages, if you are looking for a free hosting solution with php installed as part of the free package there are tons of those too you just have to do a little leg work to find them. PHP is not neccessarily a faster solution, I am not sure why you say that your pages load slow but more then likely it is related to the host you are using right now, if not that then your ASP code could be poorly optimized. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

4th March 2003, 12:34	#3
uk38 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 47	Re: Well, I noticed that compared to the other pages at my website, the one with the asp script showing current song works very slow. It should be the script and not the host (brinkster) that is the problem then. I´ll check in to it, but I´m not to sure how to optimize the script though?

4th March 2003, 13:21	#5
uk38 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 47	Re: I´m gonna try PHP. Just going to find a host though. I´ve checked and there are quite a lot of these. Any recommendations?

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4th March 2003, 12:43	#4
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	PHP on an apache server is technically faster than ASP on the same setup (however, ASP on IIS is faster than PHP...)