Site Types

Web pages come in two flavors, static and dynamic. Which is right for you?

Static Pages

Static pages are just that, static. They hard coded and do not change content or layout with every page request unless someone (with html experience) manually updates the page. This type of site is suitable for pages that is only presenting information, where content is changed infrequently.

Dynamic Pages

Dynamic pages adapt their content and/or appearance depending on the visitor’s input or interaction or changes in the computing environment (user, time, database modifications, etc.) Content can be changed on the client side (end-user's computer) by using client-side scripting languages . Dynamic content is often compiled on the server utilizing server-side scripting languages such as PHP or ASP. Both approaches are usually used in complex applications.

If your site constantly changes or information needs to be updated on a regular basis, then dynamic pages are the way to go. Most sites you visit (including the current page) have dynamic pages linked to databases which can be identified by trailing information after the page address in the URL bar. ex. "http://www.onebizsol.com/html/info.php?webInfo=2". The page for all the items under the "What You need to Know." section in the left hand column all lead to the same page, the only thing that changes is a variable "webInfo". This allows for the creation of one page with infinitely different content drawn from a database.