A Comparative Study Of MVC Architecture Model Of Open Source Server Side Scripting Language Jsp And Php For Client-Server Architecture Based Applications Development

The Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture pattern has become a popular way to structure web applications, separating the data, presentation, and application logic into modular components. This review paper provides a comparative analysis of implementing MVC architecture using two major open-source server-side scripting languages - JavaServer Pages (JSP) and PHP. Over 10,000 open source projects utilizing JSP/Java and PHP are analyzed to compare how the languages lend themselves to the MVC pattern. The challenges and advantages of both platforms for real-world development of thin-client applications are assessed. Quantitative metrics on performance, scalability, code reuse and integration with MVC frameworks like Spring and Laravel are provided. The findings indicate strengths and weaknesses unique to both languages, with outcome being that PHP+Laravel offers faster initial development time, while JSP+Spring provides more enterprise-grade scalability. The insights can guide developers to make an informed choice between the two platforms for MVC-based, client-server application development.