CPT 106 · Franklin College · Erich Prisner · 2002-2006

Scripting Languages are small programming languages, relying on an existing system (like on browsers, for Javascript). It is usually not compiled but interpreted.

Client-based scripting languages:

• Javascript
• JScript: Microsoft's version of Javascript.
• VBScript

Server-side scripting languages:

• CGI/Perl
  • old-fashioned
  • open-source project
• ASP (Active Server Pages) (with Registration)
  • for use of VBScript (version of Basic) or Javascript, C#, C++, Perl,
  • compiled,
  • only useable on Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information server) platform
  • uses ODBC interface
  • truly object-oriented (ASP.NET)
  • strongly typed ("3" and 3 are different things)
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• JSP (Java Server Pages)
  • by Sun
  • more difficult, requires Java knowledge
• PHP
  • open source,
  • PHP language,
  • interpreted, 
  • works on all platforms,
  • easy to learn, especially for those without much programming background,
  • often used in combination with MySQL,
  • uses ODBC interface
  • disadvantage: different interface for each database
  • weakly typed

ASP-PHP syntax comparison

ASP-PHP comparison, ASP.NET-PHP comparison (Microsoft page), 

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Erich Prisner, December 2003