Difference and Similarities between PHP and C
PHP is a server-side scripting language designed specifically for web development. It can be easily embedded in HTML files and HTML codes can also be written in a PHP file. The thing that differentiates PHP from a client-side language like HTML is, PHP codes are executed on the server whereas HTML codes are directly rendered on the browser. C is a procedural programming language. It was initially developed by Dennis Ritchie as a system programming language to write an operating system. The main features of C language include low-level access to memory, a simple set of keywords, and a clean style, these features make C language suitable for system programmings like an operating system or compiler development.
Similarities between PHP and C
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Operators | All types of operators in C behave in a similar way in PHP, such as basic arithmetic, boolean, assignment, and comparison operators. |
Control Structure |
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Function prototype | The user defines functions that are named in the same way in both languages. |
Supported platforms | Windows, MacOS, Linux. |
Differences between PHP and C
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1. | Developed | Developed by the PHP Group, PHP was first made available in 1994. | In 1972, Denis Ritchie developed the computer language C in the Bell Labs at AT&T. |
2. | Data types | PHP has only two numerical data types:
Strings are of random length and there is no character data type available in PHP. | C has:
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3. | Type Conversion | Data types are not checked during compile-time and data type errors are rare to occur. Values and variables are automatically cast into the suitable data type. | In C variables are declared with data types. While some data types have an implicit conversion, others need to be type-casted. Data type error occurs in C commonly and should be taken care of. |
4. | Array | Superficially they look similar to arrays in C.
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5. | Structure | No structure type is needed because of the array and objects. | Structure type exists in C. |
6. | Prototypes | There is no prototype in PHP because the function is not required to be declared before its implementation. | There are prototypes in C because the function is required to be declared before its implementation. |
7. | Permissiveness | PHP is a lot more lenient when compared to C. More than errors there are unexpected results from making new mistakes. | C will give errors if the data type is not declared, the array size is not declared, etc. Comparing it to PHP it is a little stricter. |
8. | Purpose | It is a server-side language. | It is a procedural programming language. |
9. | HTML Connectivity | Can be merged with an HTML file. | Cannot be merged with an HTML file. |
10. | Supported OS | Windows, FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OSX, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and RISC OS | Windows, MacOS, Linux, Embedded systems, and mobile devices |
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