PHP or C#?

Huh!!?

What's your goal? I'm assuming web backend, since PHP. Are you alone on the project? What's your expertise - php or c#? Go with the one you know if you are alone. What's your server like - can you host .net, if not then it's obvious.

my goal is to build an ecommerce site but im thinking which language to use since i can use both.

I wouldn't go about writing one from scratch. If this is something you want to make money from, get your site out quick - you can always change tech.

@krister-alm i don't get u...i am a real coder and i use both languages. when u say pick a real language..what do u mean? is php or c# not good enough for u?

@mistafloss Oh so this is a serious question, in that case go with PHP for sure if you have no C background as it has much quicker learning curve and there are tons of e-commerce related content for it available online compared to C#

@codeRetard i have been thinking along same lines too...

C#. Why go for a weak messy language when you can go for a corporate beast language!!! What can c# not do?

@champion01 it's not the question of what can it NOT do, it's more along the lines of PHP is more common place for e-commerce these days and so should @mistafloss run into any problems he can quickly get back on track whereas C# as you said it is a very robust, clean and corporate alternative which requires a robust and seasoned coder to be able to pull it off correctly.