Server side scripting

When you go to a restaurant, you are the client. You browse through the menu and order food. Your order is sent to the kitchen where the food is prepared and then served to you.

Similarly, you and your browser are a client using a Web site. When you click on the URL, your request for a web page is sent to a web server (the computer where the particular web site is stored). If the web server executes the code, it is called server side scripting.

For example, a Visitor Counter is a server side script. The server executes a code to process the total number of visitors to your web site, and simply displays the updated counter to the visitor.

Server side scripting cannot be seen by the visitor, just like you won’t see the ingredients that went into your soufflé!

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