Having learned HTML5 and CSS3, I am now moving into JS/Jquery and PHP territory. I will be coding a portfolio website. It will be a lean site, limited static content for the most part, but with a few dynamic bits and a blog, which will not allow comments.
The site will feature a contatc form and I plan on having an automated email sustem which sends back a "Thanks for contacting us" email with a copy of the message attached.
Now, being a newbie, I nonetheless decided to code it myself because my design requirements are quite specific. I have a very very specific look and feel in mind. So I first contemplated adopting Wordpress as my backbone CMS but got the impression it was
just overkill. Let me ask you:
1) Is webmatrix2/ASP.net the appropiate solution for the requirements listed above? Is it easier to code than, say, adopting Wordpress?
2) Pardon my blatant ignorance, but does ASP.net integrate with PHP?
3) I am under the impression monthly fees for webmatrix sites are significantly higher than that for "regular" sites. Is that true?
Thanks in advance for your replie guyss. Your input is much appreciated!
1) Is webmatrix2/ASP.net the appropiate solution for the requirements listed above? Is it easier to code than, say, adopting Wordpress?
From a development perspective, I believe that they run neck and neck in complexity.
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2) Pardon my blatant ignorance, but does ASP.net integrate with PHP?
No, but you can run PHP along side asp.net as long as your site is properly configured.
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3) I am under the impression monthly fees for webmatrix sites are significantly higher than that for "regular" sites. Is that true?
Generally speaking, the monthly costs for windows hosting (asp.net/IIS) is higher than linux hosting (PHP). With IIS (Windows), you have more maintenance involvement than Apache (Linux).
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Why use webmatrix/Windows hosting as opposed to Linux hosting then? I watched a quick Webmatrix intro video and the database portion appeared quite easy to manage. Again, what are the benefits and disadvanatages of one option vs the other? Please take into
consideration I'm talking about a portfolio site, mostly static, with a blog and contact form. The portfolio portion is meant to be dynamic, but of small size..
The difference that I've noticed over the years comes down to this:
ASP.NET is easier for the developer and has cleaner code (in my humble opinion) but has a higher cost on hosting. You can place your visual elements and business logic on separate pages with asp.net. Officially supported by Microsoft.
PHP syntax can sometimes be a bit confusing and there is no separation of concerns generally. Most times, PHP tags are intermingled with visual elements much like classic ASP. PHP is supported by the user/developer community but generally there is no governing
body.
So, in essence, it all depends on what code base you are familiar with and what works best for you. The best way to determine that is to try both and then decide. What may be right for one developer could be wrong for the next. I hope this has been helpful
to you.
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Is this it?
Nov 29, 2012 01:53 PM|LINK
Hello all,
Having learned HTML5 and CSS3, I am now moving into JS/Jquery and PHP territory. I will be coding a portfolio website. It will be a lean site, limited static content for the most part, but with a few dynamic bits and a blog, which will not allow comments. The site will feature a contatc form and I plan on having an automated email sustem which sends back a "Thanks for contacting us" email with a copy of the message attached.
Now, being a newbie, I nonetheless decided to code it myself because my design requirements are quite specific. I have a very very specific look and feel in mind. So I first contemplated adopting Wordpress as my backbone CMS but got the impression it was just overkill. Let me ask you:
1) Is webmatrix2/ASP.net the appropiate solution for the requirements listed above? Is it easier to code than, say, adopting Wordpress?
2) Pardon my blatant ignorance, but does ASP.net integrate with PHP?
3) I am under the impression monthly fees for webmatrix sites are significantly higher than that for "regular" sites. Is that true?
Thanks in advance for your replie guyss. Your input is much appreciated!
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Re: Is this it?
Nov 29, 2012 01:58 PM|LINK
From a development perspective, I believe that they run neck and neck in complexity.
No, but you can run PHP along side asp.net as long as your site is properly configured.
Generally speaking, the monthly costs for windows hosting (asp.net/IIS) is higher than linux hosting (PHP). With IIS (Windows), you have more maintenance involvement than Apache (Linux).
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Re: Is this it?
Nov 29, 2012 02:02 PM|LINK
Thanks for your comments.
What you wrote begs the question:
Why use webmatrix/Windows hosting as opposed to Linux hosting then? I watched a quick Webmatrix intro video and the database portion appeared quite easy to manage. Again, what are the benefits and disadvanatages of one option vs the other? Please take into consideration I'm talking about a portfolio site, mostly static, with a blog and contact form. The portfolio portion is meant to be dynamic, but of small size..
Kudos to you sir.
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Nov 29, 2012 02:09 PM|LINK
The difference that I've noticed over the years comes down to this:
ASP.NET is easier for the developer and has cleaner code (in my humble opinion) but has a higher cost on hosting. You can place your visual elements and business logic on separate pages with asp.net. Officially supported by Microsoft.
PHP syntax can sometimes be a bit confusing and there is no separation of concerns generally. Most times, PHP tags are intermingled with visual elements much like classic ASP. PHP is supported by the user/developer community but generally there is no governing body.
So, in essence, it all depends on what code base you are familiar with and what works best for you. The best way to determine that is to try both and then decide. What may be right for one developer could be wrong for the next. I hope this has been helpful to you.
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Re: Is this it?
Nov 29, 2012 05:08 PM|LINK
Ok, gotcha.
What about Javascript/jquery? Is there any substantial differnce between working with Javascript in an ASP.net environment vs Unix/APache?
Thanks.