Server-side vs. Client Side Technology

Server-side scripting is a web server technology in which a user's request is fulfilled by running a script directly on a web server to generate dynamic HTML pages. It is usually used to provide interactive web sites that interface to databases or other data stores.

client-side scripting where scripts are run by the viewing web browser, usually in JavaScript. The primary advantage to server-side scripting is the ability to highly customize the response based on the user's requirements, access rights, or queries into data stores.