Server-side scripting

Created with the help of server-side languages

such as PHP, Perl, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, ColdFusion and other languages.

These server-side languages typically use the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) to produce dynamic web pages.

Things you can do

Changing the supplied page source between pages, adjusting the sequence or reload of the web pages or web content supplied to the browser. Server responses may be determined by such conditions as data in a posted HTML form, parameters in the URL, the type of browser being used, the passage of time, or a database or server state.

Can also use client-side scripting on the same pages

From DHTML to DOM scripting