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The term "scripting language" is used to describe a high-level programming language with relatively transparent syntax i.e. human readable. Most computer users view programming as something which is difficult. For this reason languages such as PERL, PHP and VBScript (ASP) are referred to and marketed as scripting languages to avoid the dreaded "p" word.

In computer programming, a script is a program or sequence of instructions that is interpreted or carried out by another program rather than by the computer processor (like a compiled program is).

Some languages have been conceived expressly as script languages. Among the most popular are PERL, PHP and VBScript. In the context of the World Wide Web, PERL, PHP, VBScript and similar script languages are often written to handle forms input or other services for a Web site and are processed on the Web Server. Unlike a JavaScript script in a Web page which runs "client-side" on the Web Browser not on the Server.

In general, script languages are easier and faster to code in than the more structured and compiled languages such as C and C++. However, a script takes longer to run than a compiled program since each instruction is being handled by another program first (requiring additional instructions) rather than directly by the basic instruction processor.

The most common use of scripting is for user feedback e.g. a feedback form on a web page which the user fills out and submits. The results are parsed through a script and sent to the owner of the website. Almost all web pages which generate content dynamically or 'on-the-fly' will be using some kind of Server side scripting.

Please note writing scripts can be a complex and time consuming process. No support can be offered for building your scripts.

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