This document compares PHP and Python by providing a brief history of each and outlining what each can do and reasons for using them. PHP was created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1995 and has evolved through several versions, with PHP 5 introducing object-oriented capabilities. Python was created by Guido van Rossum in 1980 and also evolved through multiple versions with a focus on backwards incompatibility reduction in Python 3. Both PHP and Python can be used for server-side scripting and command line scripting and to develop desktop and web apps. Key reasons for using PHP include its familiar C-like syntax and widespread use by sites like Facebook, while Python is praised for its combination of languages and use by companies like Google and NASA

1. ApplesandOrangesIntroductory Comparison- PHPandPythonMurtaza A13 Slides

2. 1A little bit of history3A little bit of comparison2Topyor not to pywhen I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. Summary2

3. Personal HomepageRasmusLerdorf (1995) took Perl by the throat PHP 1&2AndiGutmans & ZeevSuraski (1997) took PHP by the throat PHP 3Zend Core Engine (2000) PHP 4Object-Oriented PHP (2004)PHP 5A little bit of history3

4. PHP Hypertext ProcessorPHP 5.3 supports scripting in multiple languages and namespacesPHP 5.3 is fully x64 awarePHP 6 is in parallel developmentPHP is installed on more than 30,000,000 websites and 2,000,000 web serversA little bit of history4

5. PythonGuido van Rossum (1980) took ABC by the throat Python 0.1van Rossum (1991) opens up Python 0.9Python 1.0 (1994) followed by GNU-compatible Python 1.6 (1998)With Garbage Collector and Unicode Support (2000) Python 2.0A little bit of history5

6. JustPyPython Software Foundation (2001) owns rights to Python code v2.1a onwardsPython 3000 (2008) “reduce feature duplication by removing old ways of doing things”Multi-paradigm (OO, Struct, Func)Backwards IncompatibilityA little bit of history6

7. What PHP can doServer Side ScriptingCommand Line ScriptingWrite Desktop AppsInterface with RDBMSRun on any OS or platform, free of chargetopyor not to py7

8. Why PHPRAD with CakePhp, ZendFrameworkUses widely familiar C++ SyntaxThe most popular web scripting languageYahoo, Facebook, Joomla, Digg, Wikipedia, YouTube, WordPress, TaggedFOSStopyor not to py8

9. What Py can doServer Side Scripting / CLSWrite Desktop AppsDevelop non-critical areas of Linux & SymbianWrite 2D/3D Apps (incl. Video Games)Run on any OS or platform, free of chargetopyor not to py9

10. Why PyRAD/Glue with Django, ZopeCombines Java, Haskell, Modula-3, Perl, C++IronPython, Jython, CPython, PyjamasYahoo, Google, Nokia, CERN, NASA, YouTube, BitTorrentFOSStopyor not to py10

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14. ThankyouMisfortune shows those who are not really friends.-Aristotle