Difference between revisions of "How to make a website"
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The simplest form of [[static website]] is just a collection of [[static web page]]s, written in [[HTML]], and stored in the [[file system]] of the [[web server]]. These static web pages generally contain [[hyperlinks]], by which they point to each other, and which tie the pages together to make a "site." The webmaster needs few skills beyond a rudimentary knowledge of [[HTML]] for formatting the [[static web page]]s, and of [[FTP]] for installing the files on the [[web server]]. | The simplest form of [[static website]] is just a collection of [[static web page]]s, written in [[HTML]], and stored in the [[file system]] of the [[web server]]. These static web pages generally contain [[hyperlinks]], by which they point to each other, and which tie the pages together to make a "site." The webmaster needs few skills beyond a rudimentary knowledge of [[HTML]] for formatting the [[static web page]]s, and of [[FTP]] for installing the files on the [[web server]]. | ||
| − | A [[dynamic website]] is a highly complex system, made up of a hierarchy of files written in a mixture of [[HTML]], [[CSS]] and a [[scripting language]], and connected to a [[database]]. | + | A [[dynamic website]] is a highly complex system, made up of a hierarchy of files written in a mixture of [[HTML]], [[CSS]] and a [[scripting language]], and connected to a [[database]]. The website script reconstructs the HTML text of the webpage each time the server receives a request for the page, using a standard format stored in the file system, and fetching the appropriate contect for each page element from the website's database. |
==Installing your website on a web hosting service== | ==Installing your website on a web hosting service== | ||
