ASP vs PHP

I learn about ASP and PHP today in Authoring class. ASP is the short term for Active Server Pages while PHP is Hypertext Preprocessor.

Here's i differentiate between these two programming language that are commonly used to create websites.

ASP	PHP
Programming Language	Programming Language
-ASP needs Microsoft server for the website to work -can run using Linux	-Run using Linux or unis server -can run on NT server
-very much similar to the syntax and interface of Visual Basic Programming	-uses C/C++ as base language and most syntax are similar with each other
-need to purchase for windows with IIS installed on the server.	-costing and expenses at no cost since Linux is open source
-need to purchase MS-SQL (Microsoft product)	-flexible with database connectivity -My SQL not cost nothing.
-not really quickee -uses an overhead server and is uses a COM based architecture.	-Loading speed quicker because it runs in its very own memory space
-need to buy additional tools to work with its programs.	-tools associated with the program are mostly open source (no cost)

In my opinion, both of them have their own advantages and etc. I just need to think which server gives me more benefits in creating websites. Hmmmm... start to think...