base language for agency work Coldfusion vs php [closed]

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I have a promotion agency, we dev开发者_JS百科elop web pages, mobile web pages, sms messaging and other digital solutions for promotion campaigns that capture data and then provide reporting sites. struggling over whether best to use CF of PHP. With licensing fees off the table, i need to have a scalable process where projects can be turned over to other programmers and/or picked up on the fly when necessary. Also considering switching to cloud based server support. which is best suited for my needs, coldfusion or PHP as the base language?

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Give this a try:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/234296/coldfusion-vs-php

In the end it will come down to personal preference. Just make sure you do your research, and don't jump on the first bandwagon that crosses in front of you.

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I"ve worked with both, although I admit I am a ColdFusion developer primarily. CF allows rapid development, has great frameworks, an excellent community of developers, and if you prefer open source you can run Railo or Open Blue Dragon.

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If you have a rolodex with 2 or three quality ColdFusion developers (IE One's that can set up an application layer that supports flex/flash/air apps), you'll find you'll save development time using ColdFusion.

If you don't know a few good CF developers, you'll find you have a higher pool of PHP developers on hand when you need them. The development time will be slower comparatively, but you won't struggle as much with head count.

In general, it's easier to find PHP hosting then ColdFusion as well if you're considering the cloud approach.

In your case I'd suggest PHP to minimize liability, and maximize portability.

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I would go with CF due to ease and speed in development.