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Posted March 22, 2017 1:34am by

Is it acceptable to create a backend with Node.js for a simple single page submission form website as opposed to php?

I'm developing a single page website which has a form that needs to be submitted. I'm about to finish the front-end part for the site, and am looking at the back-end.

Would it be okay to program the backend in Node.js?

Anytime I hear Node.js it's in reference to "Web Applications" and not simple "websites"

Could I please get some advise on whether this is plausible, and if not... why? and what would be the best course of action

Note: I'm a beginner web developer

1 Answer

March 22, 2017 10:37am

Hi, Olayemi!

It's Ok to write backend on any backend language you like (PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby...). It's all up to you On any backend language you could create both small and huge applications.