Difference between revisions of "How to make a website"
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| − | There are fundamental differences between a [[static website]] and a [[dynamic website]]. A static website is far simpler to create, configure and manage. Novice [[webmaster]]s should logically start by making static | + | There are fundamental differences between a [[static website]] and a [[dynamic website]]. A static website is far simpler to create, configure and manage. Novice [[webmaster]]s should logically start by making a static website, but they often begin by trying to implement a dynamic site, through lack of familiarity with all of the alternatives. |
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 are tied 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 are tied 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]]. | ||
