Difference between C++ and PHP

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.