Nodejs vs php

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PHP vs NodeJS

Here are some quick examples of different programming situations and which language you should probably go with.

• Are you building some sort of daemon? Use Node.
• Are you making a content website? Use PHP.
• Do you want to share data between visitors? Use Node.
• Are you a beginner looking to make a quick website? Use PHP.
• Are you going to run a bunch of code in parallel? Use Node.
• Are you writing software for clients to run on shared hosts? Use PHP.
• Do you want push events from the server to the client using websockets? Use Node.
• Does your team already know PHP? Use PHP.
• Does your team already know frontend JavaScript? Node would be easier to learn.
• Are you building a command line script? Both work.