ASP - PHP - JSP ... which is better?

Umm.. just let me finish my spam sandwich....

I would say that they are generally about the same, though I have never used JSP.
They will all be able to produce the same result.

When choosing one, You would need to look at the server you are using for example Windows = ASP, Linux = PHP (Again not sure about JSP)

Also, past programming experience may be a factor to, as the Syntax is different for these languages so your past experiences may make one language easier to learn than another.

Also, I would take into account the fact that Microsoft want to phase ASP out to be replaced by ASP.Net.

And with PHP being an Open Source language may mean that it will continue way into the future, adapting to suit the needs of the programmers.

I don't think it's fair to compare classic ASP with modern PHP. While PHP is still the same extension, it has been continuously updated... however, ASP (still a powerful technology, as evidenced by this forum) was replaced by Microsoft with ASP.NET.

Both, PHP and ASP.NET are powerful technologies... PHP is easier to learn than ASP.NET, but if you ever master ASP.NET then you're in a very good shape 

I've been using PHP since around 2003 and it keeps getting better and supports new technologies as time goes on.

Recently, my company made a decision to use "approved" platforms, software and technologies. This means, all other servers are VMs...Sun servers running JSP and Oracle. So, I've been forced into JSP. I still get to keep my Apache/MySQL/PHP boxes though

The drawbacks to ASP.NET and JSP are that you need to learn additional programming languages. ASP.NET allows you the choice to run C#, VB.NET, J#, etc. in ASP.NET pages. JSP pages are essentially Java.

So, the learning curve for PHP isn't nearly as steep as ASP.NET or JSP. I suggest PHP for the beginner in server-side scripting.

The only problem is, with the thousands of PHP tutorials on the web, a new coder can easily pick up bad/sloppy coding practices.