Difference between revisions of "Web sites: static versus dynamic"

Latest revision as of 05:47, 25 April 2016

Websites typically have one of two structures:

A website is typically made up of all static pages, or all dynamic pages.

It is possible for a website to combine static pages with dynamic pages, but this would be an exception requiring an exceptional reason.

Each web page represented by a single text file
File has extension .htm or .html
File contains HTML (often CSS and JavaScript as well)
Files that are in subfolders on the server are represented as subfolders in the page URL
Default page is typically named index.html
File can be edited in text editor
Manage files using File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Dynamic web sites can be either or both.

Sites that use both are typically use Ajax.

Page content is generated and modified by in the web browser (the client)
- Web browsers run JavaScript
- Typically implemented using library or framework, for example:
  - jQuery
  - AngularJS
File can be edited in text editor
Manage files using File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Content is generated by a server-side program
- Web pages are generated by the program -- in effect, the program is a "URL engine"
- There are no individual files for individual web pages
Typically architectures:
- Content management system, such as WordPress
- Web service
Server-side architectures typically use a database such as MySQL
Typically edit content using a web browser
- Administrative control panel with username and password

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