Processing

Processing

1. Server-side processing involves the use of scripts which reside and are run on another computer on the internet (the web server). Information is submitted to a server which processes it to provide results in the form of a web page.

2. Efficiency: Complex code may run more efficiently, as it does not have to be downloaded on to the user’s computer

3. Browser independent: The code is browser independent so therefore can be run on any web browser

4. Speed: Performance is affected only by the speed of the web server. As all of the processing is done on the web server, the speed of your own computer is only significant for the downloading of the web pages. All of the other processing takes place on a highly resourced and speedy server.