Example
of functionality that should be implemented at the server side
The functionality that one can implement
using the server-side programming languages is limitless. You can develop
a database application for a small retailer, which has a few pages on the
site, to order good, on the other end, one can develop a full fledged online
banking using server-side programming languages.
Following are some of the good
examples of functionality that you should implement using Server-side
programming languages
Shopping
cart
Shopping cart is just like your
shopping basket at a super market. The only difference is that this is the
e-version of you shopping basket, you can add items to your shopping cart,
remove items from your shopping cart, and once you have done your shopping you
can go to checkout and pay for the items. This is the most common functionality
implemented using server-side programming language and can be developed using
any of the server-side languages. If you haven’t seen a shopping cart in
action, you can go to any of the super-market website and have a feel. www.asda.com
Database
driven website
One can develop a database driven
website, using server-side programming languages. An example of database driven
website could be blackboard, where all your data is stored in a database and
you write the Server-side programs to present that data to the user.
Site
Stats
If you would like to know about
how many time your site has been viewed, which page was viewed at what time,
and other site statistics, you can program this using server-side programming
languages
Testing
Engine
You all might have attempted a
phase test-using blackboard. Well in the background you have a testing engine,
sets up your question paper and calculates the result based on your answers,
gives you the result, calculates your grade and keeps a record of the same in a
database. All this can be implemented using a server-side programming language.
Bidding
Engine
You all might have already have
had a feel of a bidding. The process of bidding is like a property auction, the
highest bidder gets the property. You can implement online bidding site using
server-side programming languages. In online bidding the product is displayed
on to the user on the screen and is given a time limit in which he can bid for
that product. After the end of the time limit the highest bidder gets the
product. An example of bidding site is ebay.com.
Stock
Ticker
You might have some knowledge of
shares, stocks and stock markets. These days you can buy and sell shares on the
Internet, but as you all know that the share market is so dynamic the share
prices change every minute, so one needs the most updated information of the
share prices. Now you can implement a stock ticker, which displays this updated
information about the share prices using Server-side programming languages.
Guest
Book
You can create a guest book in
your website, so that any body who visits your site, can sign the guest book,
so you have a record of the visits. You develop the guest book using a
server-side programming language.
Email
application
You can write your own email
application using server-side programming languages. Well you don’t need an
example for this.
State
Management
One can write server-side program
to implement personalisation features for a website.