• Java is a general-purpose programming language that is designed to have fewer implementation dependencies as compared to previous languages and allow the same code to run on various platforms. PHP, on the other hand, PHP is a server-side scripting language that has its main implementation in web development. • PHP is mostly used to dynamically generate Web Pages. Java can do that too, as well as Applets, mobile phone software, Enterprise stuff, desktop application with and without GUI, 3D games, Google Web Toolkit, etc. • PHP offers OOP (object oriented programming) as an option that is ignored in most projects. In, Java, OOP is the default. • The Java Class library provides a mechanism to implement threads. PHP has no such mechanism. • Java is strongly and statically typed, while PHP is rather weakly and dynamically typed. • When you use PHP code, you will execute it on the actual server, while Java will be executed on your client’s computer
