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# Server-Side Scripting Guide * * * ## ASP and PHP - Server-Side Scripting An HTML file can contain text, HTML tags, and scripts. Server-side scripting is programming for server behavior. This is called server-side scripting or server scripting. Client-side scripting is programming for browser behavior. (See the (#) tutorial). Typically, when a browser requests an HTML file, the server returns the file. However, if the file contains server-side scripts, the scripts in the HTML file are executed first before the HTML file is returned to the browser as plain HTML. * * * ## What Can Server Scripts Do? * Dynamically edit, change, or add any content to a web page * Respond to user requests or data submitted by HTML forms * Access data or databases and return results to the browser * Customize pages for different users * Enhance web page security, making your web page code not viewable through the browser **Important Note:** Since scripts execute on the server, the browser can display server-side files even if it does not support scripting! * * * ## ASP and PHP At Tutorial, we demonstrate server-side scripting using Active Server Pages (ASP) and Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP). * * * ## ASP Examples (#) How to write text with ASP. (#) How to format text with HTML tags. * * * ## How to Learn ASP or PHP? Learn our (#), or our (#).