Client-side and Server-side coding

Client-side and Server-side coding

1. Server-Side

   • Advantages
     • The processing occurs on the web server, Which is likely to be more powerful then clients computer
     • It doesn't matter which browser the user has as the work is done separately on the server.
     • The information to process does not need to be downloaded to the clients computer
   • Disadvantages
     • Different browsers process script in different ways, Therefore the web page owner cannot be sure how their web page will appear on screne
     • The web page owner is reliant on the processor speed of the clients computer; So if this is slow then the processing will be slow

2. Client-Side

   • Advanatages
     • Faster because the data is on the client does not need to move across the internet
     • The process does not need to be downloaded to the clients computer
   • Disadvantages
     • Data cannot be interpreted on the client in the way it can when it moves across the internet
     • When data is transferrd across the internet it is more at risk of security threat