something more to add in the second point --PHP because:
1> Easier to learn
2> Free hosting easily available so you can practice.
3> Easy to find help
4> Uncomplicated, task oriented language
5> Platform Independent
Whoever that friend is, stop asking him for tech help hereafter.well i asked my friend and one said that ASP.NET is good and fast..he said it is because there is no need of java in ASP but in PHP we have to have knowlegde of java....ASP.NET can be done with just SQL....plz do suggest me and correct me if i am wrong!!
there's no need to learn java for PHP. PHP supports most types of databases starting from simple DBM (unix) to complex professional MySQL and Oracle!even i am after this question and i am lucky to be part of this wonderful family....
well i asked my friend and one said that ASP.NET is good and fast..he said it is because there is no need of java in ASP but in PHP we have to have knowlegde of java....ASP.NET can be done with just SQL....plz do suggest me and correct me if i am wrong!!
chandal