Is SQL Server side or client side?

Is SQL Server a client?

A "client" is a front-end application that uses the services provided by a server such as the SQL Server Database Engine. The computer that hosts this application is referred to as the client computer. At the simplest level, a SQL Server client can reside on the same machine as an instance of SQL Server.

Is MySQL server-side or client-side?

As a rule of thumb, PHP and MySQL are always server-side—they only run in a server environment.

What is the difference between client-side and server-side?

Client-side means that the processing takes place on the user's computer. It requires browsers to run the scripts on the client machine without involving any processing on the server. Server-side means that the processing takes place on a web server.

What is SQL Server side transaction?

A server-side distributed transactions using Transact-SQL are available only for Azure SQL Managed Instance. Distributed transaction can be executed only between Managed Instances that belong to the same Server trust group. In this scenario, Managed Instances need to use linked server to reference each other.