Hello sololearners, what does server side implies and how is it important to a Web developer?

Question

You all have been source of inspirations to me, so far I have acquired some basic skills needed for front web site development (HTML,CSS and J.S) and I'm planning on learning PHP but I don't know what back end really entails, please anyone to put me through?
1) The submitted form from front ends where does it go to?
2)How can I write a server side programming language on what IDE?
3)Where exactly are the server side codes saved?
4) how are the codes run or implemented at the back end thanks

Answer 1

//BackEnd is a non visible parts of systems, What backend do is, it transfer clients data to server and Bring back the result to client side, for example, Whenever you post questions on sololearn, question will be visible on frontend here but it is also saved on sololearn server by backed process, some daily examples are register form where your data will be saved in database, You can use any editor and run your codes on local server like xampp

//BackEnd languages are
php, MySql, python, Node.js etc
https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/1654484/?ref=app
https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/351581/?ref=app

Answer 2

1. It is sent to the server by the browser. The server is a large computer where your website files and codes are stored. Every working website is hosted on a particular server somewhere. You can create a server yourself in your computer with applications like XAMPP.

2. Server side programming is writing codes that tell how the server behaves. How it responds to queries etc. The IDE used depends on the language.
3. On the server. A server has limited amount of storage space though. in most cases the storage space is usually large
4. The codes are run by the server unlike front-end codes which are implemented by browsers.