What is the difference between a “static” and a “dynamic” Website?
A static Website is one that is written in plain Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) only. Each page is a separate document and there is no database that it draws on. What this means functionally is that the only way to edit the Website is to go into each page and edit the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags – so you’d either have to do it yourself using a Webpage editor like FrontPage, Dreamweaver or pay the Designing company to go in and edit the Website each time you wanted something changed. A dynamic Website is written using more complex code and can do a lot more. For instance, we can create a log in box through which one can change various parts of the site after he has signed in, such as adding information or products. This is because each page is constructed based on the information in a database, and the information in that database can be changed via another user friendly interface. The dynamic Websites usually cost more to develop, as they require more complex coding and a c
