PHP is a programming language whereas ASP.NET is a programming framework.

Websites
developed by ASP.NET may use C#, but also other languages such as J#.

ASP.NET is compiled whereas PHP is interpreted. This means that ASP.NET websites
generally have shorter execution times, but also that changing the website becomes more
complicated as it needs to be re-compiled (whereas for PHP websites you can simply replace
the new code). The decrease of execution time is, however, seldom noticeable. This is
because most of the page rendering times arises from setting up the connection and
querying databases.

Visual Studio provides numerous "shortcuts" to facilitate programming in ASP.NET.

Dealing with action events (e.g. user clicks), forms, databases etc. is relatively
straightforward and tends to take less time compared to PHP where everything needs to be
literally scripted. This increases the risk of security flaws such as SQL injection.
Nevertheless, inexperienced programming is, to my opinion, equally harmful in both
environments.

ASP.NET is designed for windows machines, whereas PHP is platform free (and typically
runs on Linux servers). Besides the fact that Linux servers are well known for their stability
and security, Windows is a licensed platform which implies that hosting an ASP.NET site
will usually involve more costs.

PHP V/s ASP.NET

PHP: Pros and Cons PHP Vs .NET

PHP- Pros

– It is open source that means it’s free to use and is constantly being improved by a large
number of people rather than a single company

– PHP has large support community of programmer

– PHP is great for large projects like Facebook, White House websites.

– PHP is highly effective at accessing and communicating with various database types. This
makes it perfect for web-based scripts, such as website content management systems.

– It’s is highly scalable and you can easily customize according to your need

– There are thousands of Expert PHP developers available in the market.

– Low cost easy to learn, code and pick up.

– There are a number of online support groups to help speed up the learning process.

PHP- Cons

– One of the main disadvantages of PHP is that it is generally not suitable for making
desktop applications.

– Compared to other languages, PHP applications tend to run slower.

– It allows customization that causes bugs and poor coding than .NET.

– PHP error handling is traditionally considered poor when compared to other

programming languages which mean it can take more time to discover why a particular
piece of code isn’t working as expected.

.NET : Pros and Cons

.NET – Pros

– .NET is highly scalable; its scalability index even posing a stiff competition to its rival
PHP.

– Microsoft owns it.

– Support all programming languages and works well with either app or C#

– It informs developer if they made any mistake in coding before compile.

– It comes with lots of tools and features to support programmers.

– Works extremely well with Windows

– Excellent platform for Enterprise applications.

– Fast development with a lot of pre-coded options

– An excellent UI for developers

.NET – Cons

– Not easy to learn and harder to understand

– Smaller support community

– It operates only on a Microsoft server

– It is slightly expensive because of its Microsoft license

– Not as good as PHP for website development

– Based on closed source technology.