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 ASPRunner vs. PHPRunner?

 		1/11/2010 11:47:33 PM
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Hello. I've been using PHP runner for a couple years. I am absolutely satisfied with it. It's really somewhat a miracle for a non-programmer like me. To be able to create professional output in minutes (instead of, well, never) is amazing.
Yet, I always see ASPRunner while I'm looking through PHPRunner information.
My question to you: What's the difference? Is ASPRunner better, or have advantages that PHPRunner doesn't? I'm looking for subjective and technical opinions. Even if you simply prefer one over the other for cosmetic reasons, please let me know.
Thanks.
Rob
Sergey Kornilov admin 1/12/2010

The main difference is the target programming language (ASP vs PHP).
A few minors ones:

  • in ASP you need to install a third-party component to resize images as ASP doesn't come with this fucntionality
  • PDF export exists in PHPRunner only for the same reason
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 		Ugain 1/14/2010



The main difference is the target programming language (ASP vs PHP).
A few minors ones:

  • in ASP you need to install a third-party component to resize images as ASP doesn't come with this fucntionality
  • PDF export exists in PHPRunner only for the same reason


ASP is a Microsoft environment technology that allows you to run scripts on the Windows Server (IIS). ASP itself uses VB-script, but it allows for use of Perl/php/JvaScript/etc. to be run on the Windows server.
PHP is an Open Source scripting language, similar in function to Microsoft proprietary VB-script. PHP/MySQL can run on Windows, but is happiest on a Unix/Linux box for which it was originally designed.