How do I write scripts?

Client-side scripts have greater access to the information and functions available on the user's computer, whereas server-side scripts have greater access to the information and functions available on the server. Server-side scripts require that their language's interpreter is installed on the server, and produce the same output regardless of the client's browser, operating system, or other system details. Client-side scripts do not require additional software on the server (making them popular with authors who lack administrative access to their servers); however, they do require that the user's web browser understands the scripting language in which they are written. It is therefore impractical for an author to write scripts in a language that is not supported by the web browsers used by a majority of his or her audience.