What is the difference between visual basic 2005 and php?

i am starting to study vb 2005 but some friends of mine are encouraging me to study php instead. any idea which is better for database programming?

What is the difference between visual basic 2005 and php?
vb is a microsoft language for windows based programming useful for desktop applications.





php is a scriptling language used for web based applications. It works on Linux and Windows both.





in simple php is for web and vb is for windows. Both have good interface with databases. i.e. vb goes well with SQL Server and PHP with mySQL server.





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Shishir Gupta


http://www.salahsoftware.com
Reply:your question tell's me you are so biggner, so i will answer you that can be understandable by you.


vb.net 2005 is a windows software laungage. like u can make windows base applications. for example. msoffice, or Msn, outlook express are windows base application


Php is a web laungage. any application work in internet explorer . like this yahoo answer. or forums, youtube, online billing . online purchasing, some application of company which is online, (online = in internet that u can open in internet) can be made on Php.


if u ask my seguession. i think if u are really biggneer. go for Php or Asp(Active Server Pager, a kind of equillant to Php or in easy way an other popular web laungage), go for any of them. .


y i am saying to web programming cause now internet plays an important role in business. now internet is acceable to every one... and WAFI make it usage twice. even in mobiles u can get catch wafi internet for free.. so now in future i am for sure web is doing an important in our socity.





but in the end


the decision is urs
Reply:php runs on the server and Vb runs on the client, in most applications





also php will have a unix platform bias





VB will have a windows bias





Also they are completely different languages with different syntax and function libraries.