| Number | Base of difference | Node.js | PHP |
| 1 | Powered by | Well we can say that, Node.js is powered by Googles v8 JavaScript engine. | Here PHP is powered by Zend engine mainly. |
| 2 | Synchronous or Asynchronous | When we say about the Node.js, It is totally asynchronous. | When we say about the PHP, it is synchronous except some of the APIs. |
| 3 | Runtime Environment | Well when we say about the Node.js, it is a JavaScript programming language which runs on the server and is used to make web pages interactive and dynamic. | When we say about the PHP, it is strightforward to install and use at server-side. |
| 4 | Basic syntax | Console.log('Hello Node.js'); | echo 'Hello PHP'; |
| 5 | Framework | When we say about the Framework for Node.js, this has many popular frameworks like Express, Meteor, and DerbyJS, etc. | When we say about the framework for PHP, it has many frameworks for easy backend development, such as Laravel, CakePHP, etc. |
| 6 | Execution Speed | When we say about the execution speed for Node.js, it is faster than PHP and lightweight too. | When we say about the speed for PHP, PHP execution speed is slower than Node.js. |
| 7 | Web Server | When we say about the Web Server for Node.js, it doesn't need any web server to execute. It runs in its own environment. | When we say about the Web Server for PHP, this will needs Apache web server to execute the code. |
| 8 | Compatibility with other languages | When we say about the Language in Node.js, this will contain only JavaScript. | And when we say about the PHP, this will contain HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and even plain text. |
| 9 | Used By | Nodejs is used by top companies like IBM, GoDaddy, NetFlix, LinkedIn, Paypal, and Walmart are the adopters of Ndoe.js. | When we say different top campanies which are uding PHP, this is being used by Facebook, Wikipedia, Yahoo, Flickr, and Wordpress, etc., are using PHP. |
| 10 | Complexity | Node.js is not too complex, but need more lines of code and callback functions. | PHP is simpler to use than Node.js. |
| 11 | Module | It comes prepackaged with the NPM package management system and its registry. | A developer needs to download and install PHP manually. It doesn't come in bundled with module. |
| 12 | Performance | Node.js is faster due to its non-blocking mechanism. | PHP is fast, but slower than Node.js due to the database, third-party request, and file system. |
| 13 | Coding | In Node.js we nee more lines of code when we compare with PHP. | In Php we need less line of code in PHP. |
| 14 | Database | When we say about the Node.js, it works well with SQL and No SQL databases. | When we say about the PHP,this will Works well with traditional databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL. |
| 15 | Request handling | In Node.js we have efficient request handling due to non-blocking I/O. | This will 5also Offers request handling but takes more time for setup or apply. |
| 16 | Hosting Services | Node.js comes with only a limited number of hosting services. The multiple hosting options available make the deployment and integration of PHP easier than Node.js. | PHP language is supported by a wide range of hosting services. |
| 17 | Practical Application | Node.js can be used in a number of places including multithreaded apps, browsers, game servers, web apps, etc. | PHP is mainly used for web-based applications. |
| 18 | Project type | Not best when we compare this with PHP. | Well for a content-driven website or working with a CMS like WordPress, PHP is better choice due to its strong support for such applications. |
| 19 | Real-Time Features | When we say about the real time feature Node.js is best and different features like chat, messaging, or live updates make them amazing. | Not best for real time features when we compare this with Node.js |
| 20 | Ecosystem and Libraries | This will have limited range when we compare this with Node.js | PHP has a wide range of CMS options, while Node.js offers a vast ecosystem of npm packages.
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