Scripting languages automate software applications and descend from batch languages used for high-level business functions. They act as glue code, facilitate GUI functions, and are used in web applications and domain-specific languages like SQL and Logo. A scripting language, also known as an extension language, is a type programming language that runs various software applications. […]
Server-side scripting generates dynamic web pages by executing small programs on a web server in response to client requests. Early techniques used shell scripts and the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) standard, while modern methods use interpreted scripting languages like PHP. Content retrieved from a database can be anything and nested scripts can access secondary data. […]
Client-side scripting allows web-based programs to run on a user’s computer, creating dynamic web pages based on user data. It is an alternative to server-side scripting, but has security implications due to the potential for code to access data on the user’s computer. Client-side scripting is the process by which a web-based computer program runs […]
