What is the difference between server side and client side scripting language

[AMT India]

I know that PHP is a server side scripting language. Then what is the difference between an ordinary programing language and server side scripting language? JAVA is in which category and why?

[ak1dnar]

what is the difference between an ordinary programing language and server side scripting language?

Programming language

Server-side scripting

JAVA is in which category and why?

Java ! Basically I can put java plat foam in to 3 sections.
JDK
J2EE
J2ME
Once you read them, you can simply put them to the matching category.
So Its a Wiki answer. If anything missing, let me know.

[pbmods]

Heya, AMT.

Changed thread title to better describe the problem.

Did you mean JavaScript? JavaScript, like HTML, CSS and ActionScript, to name a few, is a client-side language. That is, the code is executed exclusively by the client computer (the web browser).

Server-side code is executed exclusively on the server. The client will never see your PHP code.

This is why PHP cannot execute JavaScript and vice versa.

[AMT India]

Heya, AMT.

Changed thread title to better describe the problem.

Did you mean JavaScript? JavaScript, like HTML, CSS and ActionScript, to name a few, is a client-side language. That is, the code is executed exclusively by the client computer (the web browser).

Server-side code is executed exclusively on the server. The client will never see your PHP code.

This is why PHP cannot execute JavaScript and vice versa.

No I meant JAVA itself. Can't we compare PHP and JAVA?

[pbmods]

Heya, AMT.

No I meant JAVA itself. Can't we compare PHP and JAVA?

Java's a fun topic. Have a look at the links Ajaxrand posted.