ASP.NET vs. PHP in creating web-based surveys?

[nouf]

Hi... Im working on a web application that helps in creating and
publishing web-based surveys. Ive chosen to work with ASP.NET and can see the powerful capabilities but how can I convince a committee that ASP.NET is the best tool to create the application... can you tell me
what exactly makes ASP.NET a better choice than other development tools
such as PHP in my case? (other than cost)

thanx

 

[wyrd]

EDIT & NOTE: Below are comments of my opinions and nothing more. Take them with a grain of salt.

You shouldnt be choosing why after youve chosen the language. You should break out a list of advantages/disadvantages of each language that tailor the specific task at hand, then decide which language to use. Once finished you can provide hard data to the committee on why a language is better for the task at hand, and also show that you put a lot of thought into using a specific language over various other choices.

If you simply like ASP.NET more then PHP then you shouldnt be trying to convince the committee which tool is better. Rather, you should be telling the committee that people who work with familiar languages are 30% more productive then when working with languages they are not familiar with. This will save them money in short term, but perhaps not in the long run. If the project will need minimal maintenance for the future then there is nothing wrong with going for short term costs, so long as the language you choose can actually perform the tasks within reasonable performance.

 

[nouf]

exactly how do I " break out a list of advantages/disadvantages of each language that tailor the specific task at hand, then decide which language to use. Once finished you can provide hard data to the committee on why a language is better for the task at hand, and also show that you put a lot of thought into using a specific language over various other choices. " ?
Ive chosen asp.net for reasons that dont exclude php as being ok for the job... my question is are their exact reasons that would make asp.net better than php in my case? reasons such as database issues that work better with asp.net, or better dynamic web forms?
is any of this true... I dont want the committee to ask if anybody else could do it in php and it would be the same thing...

 

[mutant]

If you are going to use to use SQL Server then absolutely go with ASP.NET as its very optimized for MSSQL.