What is the diffrence between an ASP server and a PHP server? My GoDaddy hosting is currently ASP - Windows. Ive heard that in order to install a phpBB bulletin board, I need to switch it into PHP - Linux. Is that correct? Are there any other options?
Thanks
2006-07-14 07:23:05 · 3 answers · asked by maxpayne_lhp 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Yes, that's correct. PHP is an open-source scripting language that runs under Linux/Unix. ASP is a scripting language that runs under Windows.
If you want to run phpBB, you need to be running on a Linux server that supports php.
Your hosting provider may also have a bulletin board program that runs under ASP, but it won't be phpBB.
If your interested in learning about different scripting languages, you can start at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server-side_scripting
2006-07-14 07:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PHP can run on both Windows and Linux, but GoDaddy does not support PHP on Windows. So yes, if you want to install phpBB on a GoDaddy server, you must switch to a Linux server.
2006-07-17 17:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ASP is Active Server Pages, a web technology. Owned by Microsoft, runs on IIS webserver and therefore on windows.. PHP is an open source web technology that can run on many servers including IIS and APACHE. it is completely free, and can run on multi paltforms including Windows and Linux...
ASP and PHP are both web programming languages..
2006-07-14 14:45:41 · answer #3 · answered by thadu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋