JSP and PHP
JSP (Java Server Pages) was developed to provide a similar programming style to PHP and ASP. It is based on Java Servlets and requires a Servlet container server like Tomcat to handle the backend processing needed to convert JSP into a Servlet that generates HTML. In contrast, PHP can run independently as a CGI engine or as a direct module in various web servers.
Differences between JSP and PHP
- JSP requires more complex code, while PHP is simpler and requires fewer lines of code.
- JSP is a server-side programming technology, whereas PHP is a server-side scripting language created by Rasmus Lerdorf.
- JSP is commonly used for web applications with dynamic content, while PHP is suitable for small to medium-sized web solutions.
- JSP hosting tends to be slightly more expensive than PHP hosting, as PHP hosting is generally cheaper.
- JSP is more feature-rich compared to PHP.
- JSP requires a Servlet container like Tomcat, while PHP can run on its own as a CGI engine.
- JSP allows for defining custom tags, whereas PHP does not permit custom tags.
- JSP can be garbage collected since it is an abstraction of the Java class, while PHP does not have garbage collection.
- JSP supports object caching through its APIs, whereas PHP does not support caching.
- JSP efficiently maintains user sessions, whereas PHP resets user sessions each time.
- JSP files are saved with the “.jsp” extension, while PHP files are saved with the “.php” extension.