What makes one the better option than the other in certain scenarios?

What can you do with PHP that you couldn't in C++ and vice versa?

The reason I ask is I am contemplating which of these two languages to commit my time to learning but could use an elementary breakdown of pro's and con's of each from people that know and understand both.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Oh and in general, which of these 2 languages is regarded as the more difficult one?

PHP > C++ Nothing


C++ > PHP Just about everything.

You are comparing Chalk and Cheese.

PHP is a scripting language designed for creating web applications.

C++ is a real programming language.

Ok, so what is C++ used for the most? Creating software? Is C++ capable of creating web apps?

Yep, C++ is for creating software (Windows is written in C/C++)


C++ can create web apps BUT they need to be written to run in a web server context which is somewhat different from console or GUI apps.

Also if come to speed. c/c++ is much more faster than php because the fact c/c++ is compiled language while php is interpreted language.

Which mean c/c++ program is first converted into machine language (binary code) then get loaded into memory and run directly. While on the other hand php program is just a file written in php code which need php interpreter to run. php interpreter read the script file and interpret and run it line by line which take longer time than running binary code in the case of c/c++ program.

PHP is a computer scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages.C++ is a general-purpose programming language.Ajax will be used in PHP.OOP in C++ can be a bit confusing at first since you don't encapsulate the methods in the class like PHP.

Originally Posted by jedc53

PHP is a computer scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages.C++ is a general-purpose programming language.Ajax will be used in PHP.OOP in C++ can be a bit confusing at first since you don't encapsulate the methods in the class like PHP.

not correct because both php and c++ are object oriented languages.
php code can be object oriented or function oriented or can be without functions at all. while c++ code can be either function oriented or object oriented.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

PHP > C++ Nothing


C++ > PHP Just about everything.

You are comparing Chalk and Cheese.

PHP is a scripting language designed for creating web applications.

C++ is a real programming language.

Not 100% true. PHP has an implementation known as Roadsend that allows it to be compiled into native binary: http://code.roadsend.com/pcc There's also another compiler called PHC: http://www.phpcompiler.org/

PHP can be used to create rich user interfaces in a desktop application. The most popular method for doing this is with PHP-GTK: http://gtk.php.net/ It is supposed to be possible to get these applications to compile with Roadsend I believe. There's also another UI library built on QT, called, oddly enough, PHP-QT: http://www.php-qt.org/

C++ is a helpful language.

Originally Posted by wayfarer07

Not 100% true. PHP has an implementation known as Roadsend that allows it to be compiled into native binary: http://code.roadsend.com/pcc There's also another compiler called PHC: http://www.phpcompiler.org/

PHP can be used to create rich user interfaces in a desktop application. The most popular method for doing this is with PHP-GTK: http://gtk.php.net/ It is supposed to be possible to get these applications to compile with Roadsend I believe. There's also another UI library built on QT, called, oddly enough, PHP-QT: http://www.php-qt.org/

Nice, so PHP is growing up I wonder if it will give some serious competition to the dotnet framework

Rofl at whole topic Its like comparing bb-gun to 200mm howitzer.

Originally Posted by c69

Rofl at whole topic Its like comparing bb-gun to 200mm howitzer.

The question is which is which. Obviously in terms of performance C++ comes out on top. There are a lot of other factors however, where PHP comes out on top such as portability and coding time.

It isn't always the case that you need code that runs as fast as possible. Sometime you just need something that will work and can be deployed quickly.

Originally Posted by dressupgames8

C++ is a helpful language.

What do you mean by that?

Originally Posted by dressupgames8

C++ is a helpful language.

He is joking. It is a sick joke and should not be allowed.

Rofl at whole topic Its like comparing bb-gun to 200mm howitzer.

I am afraid thats quite different. The portability and flexibility of adjusting other material such as scripting as well as MarkUp languages in PHP gives it an edge over C++ for office network based softweres and applications. You can easily embed, insert and retrieve any thing with PHP. Your Network Control is multiplied. Moreover you are far away from the complexity of C++ coding.
In My opinion the simily must be rephrased with some suitable words not to hurt the dignity of ever growing PHP.

So you mean that PHP is quick and easy to use, compared to C++ which can be more awkward. Like the ease of use of a BB-gun, compared to the clumsiness of a 200mm howitzer?

I`m learning C++ at school, so it really helped me learn PHP at home, because they are very similar. Still, I`m going with PHP because I`m more interested in web

One really big difference is that php is an interpreted language... that is, the code is read and interpreted then executed on a line by line basis, where as C++ is a compiled language... that is it is compiled into machine language and executed directly by the processor. By the way they are both OOPS coding structure, learn one well and the others come easily... well, relatively easy.

Actually, Facebook is running C++ on every single one of their web servers now.

They write everything in PHP then they have an app they created which you can download (they open sourced it) and it compiles the PHP code into C++ binaries.

It's call HipHop for PHP.. It's a neat utility, they claim it took their server resources down to 50% of what they were.. Awesome huh?