Need help to decide whether to go for ASP.Net Website or PHP
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Hello I'm new to Web based technology and i have to decide whether to implement using ASP.net or PHP Here is my requirement There will a be a Web based software which would be sold via website download. There were 2 options 1. There will be one Web Server controlled by one person where you have the link to purchase the software. When user purchases the software, in the same Web Server virtual directory will be created and user will start using software. 2. Allow user to download the software with the setup and he will decide to host the software on his own Web Server. I decided to go for 1st option considering the following points If i develop my software in asp.net then since I have one Web Server which can host on IIS. If I allow user to download and host on their web server then if they have Unix server, my website software developed in ASP.net might not work, their UNIX server might not have IIS I understand that if it PHP based then it works on both Windows & Unix Is my understanding right. Please help me to decide how to go about. Are there any other points I need to consider while designing the software Thank You for your help in Advance
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Hello I'm new to Web based technology and i have to decide whether to implement using ASP.net or PHP Here is my requirement There will a be a Web based software which would be sold via website download. There were 2 options 1. There will be one Web Server controlled by one person where you have the link to purchase the software. When user purchases the software, in the same Web Server virtual directory will be created and user will start using software. 2. Allow user to download the software with the setup and he will decide to host the software on his own Web Server. I decided to go for 1st option considering the following points If i develop my software in asp.net then since I have one Web Server which can host on IIS. If I allow user to download and host on their web server then if they have Unix server, my website software developed in ASP.net might not work, their UNIX server might not have IIS I understand that if it PHP based then it works on both Windows & Unix Is my understanding right. Please help me to decide how to go about. Are there any other points I need to consider while designing the software Thank You for your help in Advance
See here [^]for a recent discussion on the merits of each platform. In this case I would choose option 1 as it follows the software as a service model and would be better for support and maintainabilty. If you allow the software to be downloaded and installed in users system you will have to supply support for the multitude of configurations that an end user may have in addition to providing patches and and upgrades.
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Hello I'm new to Web based technology and i have to decide whether to implement using ASP.net or PHP Here is my requirement There will a be a Web based software which would be sold via website download. There were 2 options 1. There will be one Web Server controlled by one person where you have the link to purchase the software. When user purchases the software, in the same Web Server virtual directory will be created and user will start using software. 2. Allow user to download the software with the setup and he will decide to host the software on his own Web Server. I decided to go for 1st option considering the following points If i develop my software in asp.net then since I have one Web Server which can host on IIS. If I allow user to download and host on their web server then if they have Unix server, my website software developed in ASP.net might not work, their UNIX server might not have IIS I understand that if it PHP based then it works on both Windows & Unix Is my understanding right. Please help me to decide how to go about. Are there any other points I need to consider while designing the software Thank You for your help in Advance
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Hello I'm new to Web based technology and i have to decide whether to implement using ASP.net or PHP Here is my requirement There will a be a Web based software which would be sold via website download. There were 2 options 1. There will be one Web Server controlled by one person where you have the link to purchase the software. When user purchases the software, in the same Web Server virtual directory will be created and user will start using software. 2. Allow user to download the software with the setup and he will decide to host the software on his own Web Server. I decided to go for 1st option considering the following points If i develop my software in asp.net then since I have one Web Server which can host on IIS. If I allow user to download and host on their web server then if they have Unix server, my website software developed in ASP.net might not work, their UNIX server might not have IIS I understand that if it PHP based then it works on both Windows & Unix Is my understanding right. Please help me to decide how to go about. Are there any other points I need to consider while designing the software Thank You for your help in Advance
Instead of allowing customers to download your software and host it for themselves, sounds like you prefer to host it yourself. Given that option, your software is Software As A Service (SAAS). There are many advantages to you by going this route. #1 You only have to worry about one code base and installation, you are in complete control. What you should consider is Multitennancy, read this on WikiPedia for general understanding, then google the topic for more (and possibly better) articles on the subject. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitenancy[^] It's not easy to design and maintain SAAS, but in the long run I think you will be better off. Good Luck. :thumbsup: :cool: