What is a data-driven Web site?
The Internet is full of Web sites that require the Web site creators to edit the HTML every time a content change needs to be made. With so much to do to make changes, it is no wonder there are so many static Web sites on the Internet! A data-driven Web site, on the other hand, changes automatically because it draws its content from external dynamic data sources. The data sources may come from: • MySQL • Interbase • Microsoft SQL Server • Microsoft Access • Oracle • Other databases • XML Web services A well-architected, data-driven Web site is much easier to maintain than a static Web site because most content changes require no change to the HTML behind the Web site. Instead, changes are made to the data source that drives the Web site, and the Web site automatically adjusts to reflect those changes. With a data-driven Web site, you connect to and present live data from a variety of data sources. Web site visitors upload the data from your Web site by using a Web browser. Sometimes th
