Dynamic
pages (containing dynamic content) are what brings the Web to
life. Linking your website to live data is a tremendous advantage,
but the benefits of database interaction go beyond extending
your site's capabilities.
Dynamic
Web pages are becomming the norm for good reason.
Static
Web Pages (normal website)
Static Web Pages are made up of text, images, and HTML
formatting tags. These pages are manually created and maintained
so that when information changes, so must the page. This usually
involved loading the page into an editor, making the changes,
reformatting text if needed, and then saving the file. Of course,
not every one in the organization can make these changes. The
webmaster or Web Design team is responsible for maintaining
the site and implementing all changes and enhancements. This
often means that by the time information finally makes it onto
the Web site, it's out of date.
Dynamic
Web pages
Dynamic Web pages contain very little text. Instead, they pull
needed information from other applications. Dynamic Web pages
communicate with databases to extract employee directory information,
spreadsheets to display accounting figures, client-server database
management systems to interact with order processing applications,
and more. A database already exists. Why re-create it for Web
pages publication?
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