Boss: We don't want to use PHP because it's open source we want to keep all the applications secure and want Microsoft to support us whenever some thing happens to ASP.NET applications.

Me: But we will be using PHP on intranet applications and it won't be for public. ASP.NET is also open source.

Boss: No, we cant take that risk.

I'm not sure whose right over here. PS: All the applications we built are for internal purpose only.

Add .asp to mime types for php handler.
Everyone wins.

The license of the programming language and framework doesn't affect how you license your own work...

@Redders
In fact, it does.
GPL3, for example, restricts you to Open-Source licenses.

“we want to keep all the applications secure and want Microsoft to support us whenever some thing happens to ASP.NET applications.”

Sure, rely on Microsoft of all companies for your app being secure and supported by them… 🙄

You better earn a big ass paycheck there, man. If not, run away quick and far.

@metamourge But not for compilers and interpreters unless you bundle them with your application, right? So the language itself doesn't really limit your licensing choice.

PHP license doesn't force you to build open source software.

The only valid point here is Microsoft support which greatly depends on how good the PFE's are in your area.

Either way, those 2 criteria are accessory at best when choosing a language.

lol, I like how open-source == not secure

Well at least, boss will avoid pure PHP coderz in the team, and that in itself is already a big win.

Why use PHP if your company is already ASP.NET focused?

I agree with your boss, if he allow you to make it In PHP, next week someone wants to build another intranet page in Java.

For future support it’s better to stay with the languages your company is good in

@onlinesteve22 he's not wrong - but for all the wrong reasons...

@onlinesteve22 few of our apps run on Java, Angular and PHP. Those apps are made by 3rd party and we are supporting it. So it doesn't make sense why he doesn't want us to use PHP.

@error503 It does make sense if you base the premise on your boss being a moron.

You pay MS to support ASP so when it blows up for some reason and causes the company to lose money, you can blame it on a "bug" which they now have to investigate and fix.

Who can you blame if you use PHP.

That's why companies use RedHat and MSFT, because they provide Enterprise support which absorbs all unexpected bugs in PROD that cannot be found in the code:

I don't see any bug in the code.... It must be the system/db... Call the vendor and get them to fix it

@billgates Good points.