Here is an interesting article about moving from php to server side javascript development:
https://medium.com/get-outside/migrating-from-php-to-node-js-522768ac482a
with emphasis on:
- http://documentup.com/kriskowal/q/ ;
- the comments about running multiple node apps using nginx.
Also, some interesting javascript tutorials can be found here:
- http://appendto.com/2010/10/how-good-c-habits-can-encourage-bad-javascript-habits-part-1/
- http://appendto.com/2010/10/how-good-c-habits-can-encourage-bad-javascript-habits-part-2/
- http://appendto.com/2010/10/how-good-c-habits-can-encourage-bad-javascript-habits-part-3/