JavaScript on the server-side like PHP

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Published on 2010-04-18T20:54:24Z Indexed on 2010/04/18 21:43 UTC
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I'm now thinking to establish my server-side code in JavaScript, and begin to do all on it, but I want to know about its security and flexibility compared to PHP.

I want to know too, if it can be successfully used to develop things like forum boards, full web-sites and things like this, as PHP does.

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