Difference Between PHP and Javascript
Difference Between PHP and Javascript
PHP and Javascript have a lot in common but still, there are some significant differences that make each of them a better tool for a particular part of the development.
| PHP | JAVASCRIPT |
|---|---|
| Server-side scripting language. | Client-side scripting language. |
| Used for back-end development. | Mainly used for front-end development. |
| More secure. (as is not visible in browser) | Has tools for enhancing security but need more effort to do so. |
| In PHP, code will be available only after the server interprets it. | In JavaScript, the code can be viewed even after the output is interpreted. |
| PHP is embedded only with HTML and PHP cannot be combined with XML. | JavaScript can be combined with HTML, XML and AJAX. |
| PHP is used to produce web pages on the go, read and deploy databases, import the files available on the server, and gain files of data from further domains. | JavaScript can import files of information available by mentioning the URL of the file in the address bar of the browser. |
| PHP does not execute within a browser’s window. | JavaScript executes within a browser’s window. |
| Combined with HTML. | Combined with HTML, AJAX, XML. |
| PHP commonly uses MySQL, Postgre, MariaDB as a database. | Javascript uses MongoDB, CouchDB, NOSQL |
