How to use Perl/PHP in .NET Environment

Perl is a popular scripting language on Unix/Linux based system, and PHP is a Web computing platform using Perl as the programming language. To convert Perl/PHP based code/components to Microsoft ASP/ASP.NET platform, there are at least two approaches:

1. Package the Perl code into an ActiveX component and used it by various languages. For details, please see:

http://www.extropia.com/tutorials/misc/perl_com.html

2. Manually convert PHP code to VB.NET. For details, please read:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnaspp/html/aspnet-migratingphp-aspnet.asp

Approach 1 is easier, but you have to have someone who knows perl for future maintenance.

Approach 2 may take more efforts, but once converted to VB.NET, it is native .NET language. No Perl/PHP expertise needed any more.