Comparison of ColdFusion
ColdFusion |
PHP |
ASP |
JSP |
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Cost |
Free download and run on local host. Hosting prices: normal. Cost for 3rd-party software. |
Free download and run on local host. Hosting prices: normal.Cost for 3rd-party software. |
Free download and run on local host. Hosting prices: normal.Cost for 3rd-party software. |
Free download and run on local host. Hosting prices: normal.Cost for 3rd-party software. |
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Language |
CFML (CFM) and Java |
PHP |
VBScript,JScript |
Java |
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OS Platform |
Windows, Solaris, Linux, MAC OS X |
Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac, OS/2 |
Windows. Other platfrorms requires third-part porting products. |
Windows, Unix, Mac, Linux |
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WEB Server |
IIS, Apache,Netscape Enterprise Server, Website Server, CGI |
IIS, Netscape Enterprise Server, Apache, Zeus |
IIS. Other servers with third-party products (ChiliSoft) |
All Web Servers including Apache and Netscape |
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Supported Databases |
ODBC, OLE DB, DB2, Oracle, Sybase, MySQl, Access etc. |
ODBC, OLE DB, DB2, Oracle, Sybase, MySQl, Access etc. |
An ODBC complitant database |
Any ODBC and JDBC-complitant database. |
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Portability |
Good |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
Scaliability |
Good |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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Componet Suport |
COM, CORBA, JavaBeans, Java |
COM, Java classes |
COM components |
JavaBeans |
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Learning |
Low (hard with Java) |
Hight (C, Perl) |
Medium (VBScript, JSCript) |
Hight (Java) |
