Ajax is client or server side??

[cleanair4me]

AJAX is considered client side language or server side?

It seems to be using client side (JavaScript) working with XML on the server.

Please advise if it is one or the other or both?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

AJAX is a client side technology - [!]A[/!]synchronous [!]J[/!]avaScript [!]A[/!]nd [!]X[/!]ML.

You do, of course, have to have a server-side setup capable of delivering your client-side AJAX its data (whether XML or otherwise), but AJAX itself is all client-side.

Hope this helps,
Dan



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[feherke]

Hi

AJAX is considered client side language or server side?

AJAX is not a language. It is a technique. It can be implemented in various languages. ( The Wikipedia article about AJAX explains it better. )

It seems to be using client side (JavaScript)

Being in first place a communication technique, it requires two sides : client and server. Of course, the client side development is far more emphasized, while it has to process the received information. If you are requesting only static data from the server, you will not need to develop anything server-side, but as long there is communication ( usually through [tt]XMLHttpRequest[/tt] ), the technique depends on both sides.

working with XML on the server.

Although the "X" in AJAX's name is for XML, its is not limited to it. Personally I hate XML and prefer JSON.

Feherke.

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