Linux, Windows IIS (either windows 2000-20++ server or Xp pro and any other that supported IIS or using Xampp, iOS (yes I have made an iPad into a web server). Let's not forget about Mamp on Mac or whatever else you find works.The back-end is the server side scripts/databases/cron jobs/files that the front-end user does not have direct access to wi

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