There’s a different workflow for everybody so I’m wondering what other people’s workflow are when it comes to doing front-end and then server-side.

I would usually:

1. code the base template in PHP (so I have separate header / footer / and content pages. If I need specific body classes, I just write up functions quickly).
2. upload the PHP files to my personal server to show the client for approval
3. apply the code to the CMS (WordPress, python, etc.), whichever it is the devs are using. I’m not always part of this though.

How about you?