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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Long time lurker although have made one or
two posts before…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I have a quick question (quick in that the
question is short.. I don’t imagine the answers will be!) on the subject
of PHP vs .Net as a development platform for large ecommerce sites… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Our current ecommerce site is built on a MS
SQL database and has recently been re-written in .net (previously asp). The
site uses a number of third party API’s who recommend the MS platform as
their preferred solution although in most cases we are aware of other sites
using the same API’s successfully in a PHP / MYSQL environment. What I am
looking for are your views on moving the site away from the current MS platform
to an open source solution utilising PHP and other open source tools /
databases… we have talked about it with the .net developers and they are
(naturally) bleating about lack of support and all the usual BS… therefore
I guess my question is… Should PHP / MYSQL be seriously considered for a
reasonably busy ecommerce site that needs 24 hour uptime, 99% reliability, PCI
DSS compliant security etc etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thanks in advance for your time in reading
this / answering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Justin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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