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Difference between C++ and PHP

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1. C++ :
C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Labs since 1979 as an extension of the C language C++ is a general purpose programming language and widely used now a days for competitive programming. It has imperative, object-oriented and generic programming features. C++ is a widely popular language among coders for its efficiency, high speed, and dynamic memory utilization. It runs on various platform like Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac etc.

C++




#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
  
int main()
{
  
    cout << "Welcome to GFG!";
}


Output

Welcome to GFG!

2. PHP :
PHP is a server-side scripting language used mainly 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 with client-side language like HTML is, PHP codes are executed on the server whereas HTML codes are directly rendered on the browser.

PHP




<?php 
  
// Here echo command is 
// used to display content 
echo "Welcome to GFG!"
?> 


Output

Welcome to GFG! 




Difference between C++ and PHP :

S.No. C++ PHP
1. C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1979. It is developed by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994.
2. It is an object oriented programming language. It is a server-side scripting language.
3. There is method overriding and overloading. There is no method overloading, but methods and functions can have optional parameters.
4. It is object-oriented compiled language. It is interpreted language.
5. It is good for large and complex projects. It is good for small and medium projects.
6. C++ is statically typed PHP is dynamically typed.
7. It is mostly use to build system software. It is mostly used to build web application.
8. Memory Management in C++ is Manual. Memory Management is System Controlled.
9. It is more secure as compared to PHP. It is less secure as compared to C++.
10. Extensions of C++ is .cpp. Extensions of PHP are .php, .php3, .php4, .php7.
11. For example, a popular JavaScript engine V8 and most part of a popular database system MySQL are written in C++. For example, Facebook is initially written in PHP.



Last Updated : 07 Oct, 2020
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