The Pros and Cons of Static and Dynamic Websites

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The Pros and Cons of Static and Dynamic Websites
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Table of Contents

• Website
• Web Hosting
• Static Website
• Dynamic Website
• Need for a Static Site
• Need for a Dynamic Site

• Static Websites Advantages
• Dynamic Websites Advantages
• Static Websites Disadvantages
• Dynamic Websites Disadvantages
• Conclusion

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Website

• It is a collection of related web pages and
  content that is located under a single domain
  name, identified by a common domain name and
  hosted on a web server. Its content is usually
  focused on a particular topic or purpose.
• All those websites that are accessible publicly,
  form the World Wide Web (www).

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Web Hosting

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• Every website is hosted on the leased server of a
  web hosting company that provides the technology
  and services needed to make a website accessible
  to everyone over the Internet.
• These web hosts have various packages for various
  types of sharing. The main types of web hosting
  are shared, dedicated, VPS, Reseller, WordPress
  and Cloud Hosting. The plan names often indicate
  the type of operating system it is meant for. For
  example, Linux Reseller Hosting in India will
  refer to a reseller hosting package meant for
  Linux users in India.
• Some web hosts have been offering outstanding
  service consistently and have earned the
  reputation of being the best hosting company. If
  one searches for the "best Windows hosting
  services 2020,one will come across many web
  hosts who are renowned for their quality of
  service.

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Static Website

• In a static website the web pages are stored on
  the server in the format that is sent to a client
  web browser. Such websites are pre-rendered and
  are typically cached and delivered to the user.
  These are served by a Content Delivery
  Network(CDN). The site is pre-generated by
  individual files that are delivered to all users
  in the same manner. In this type of website the
  same information is usually displayed to all
  visitors. It is primarily coded in Hypertext
  Markup Language (HTML). Cascading Style Sheets
  (CSS) are used to control appearance beyond the
  basic HTML.

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Dynamic Website
This type of website changes or customizes itself
automatically and frequently. Such sites use
server side languages to process requests at the
time when it is made. These sites generate a page
and its contents in real-time. Dynamic websites
interact with the user accessing the site and
render content depending on the users actions or
settings. Such a site can display the current
state of dialogues between users, monitor a
changing situation as well as provide information
in some way personalized to the requirements of
the individual user. Dynamic sites can be
interactive through the use of HTML forms,
storing and reading back browser cookies or by
creating a series of pages that reflect the
previous history of clicks.
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Need for a Static Site

• When building a site that wont change a lot
• Creating a simple blog
• Building a landing page with information and an
  opt-in
• Need to have multiple languages on the site

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Need for a Dynamic Site

• When aiming for personalization in order to
  provide content to a specific target viewership
• When expecting the site to grow to multiple pages
  and page types
• When users will log in to the website to access
  gated content
• When multiple people should be able to manipulate
  content without touching the code of a site
• When there is a need to build an application
• When you need to have multiple languages on the
  site

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Static Websites Advantages
Easy to build- For any developer, static websites
are way simpler to setup in comparison to a
dynamic website Speedy- Static websites load
very fast. This happens because a static site is
not generating content in real time from a
database Inexpensive- It is usually cheaper to
host a static website than a dynamic
one Scalability- Traffic surges on a dynamic
site can crash it
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Static Websites Advantages

• Fast recovery- If there is a crash or break,
  all you have to do is redeploy in order to
  restore the website
• Availability- Since static websites are
  comparatively less complex than dynamic websites,
  there are fewer things that can break
• Security-Static websites are more secure than
  dynamic websites. Dynamic websites are often at a
  greater risk of malicious attacks due to the fact
  that these interact with the users
• SEO- The ranking of static websites can be
  usually higher than that of dynamic websites on
  search engines. This happens as static websites
  are typically faster and the content is easily
  crawlable

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Dynamic Websites Advantages

• More powerful- Dynamic websites offer endless
  possibilities when it comes to features, such as,
  the ability to have users login, accept payments
  for commerce, to name a few
• Personalized content-In Dynamic websites users
  can interact with the website to generate content
  that is applicable to them
• CMS functionality-Dynamic sites can be handled
  easily by technical as well as non-technical
  users when there is a need to update the content
  or the design of a site with a Content Management
  System (CMS)

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Static Websites Disadvantages

• Unavailability of CMS- Updates to a static site
  typically require a developer to make the
  changes. However, the emergence of headless CMS
  that are being used along with static site
  generators, is changing the scenario
• Unavailability of real time Content- Static
  websites are not connected to a database. Hence,
  these cannot display notifications,
  recommendations or any other updates to the users
• Unavailability of user interactivity- A static
  site cannot interact with its users. It can
  collect information from a user and send it to a
  database. However, it cannot allow a user to
  login as it doesnt request user information from
  a database

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Dynamic Websites Disadvantages

• Complex- Dynamic websites are inherently more
  complex than a static one that is pre-rendered
  and statically delivered. Hence, enhanced
  developer skills are required to create a dynamic
  website which connects and generates web pages
  from content stored in a database.
• Security- Since dynamic websites interact with
  users, these are more vulnerable to malicious
  attacks than static websites.
• Speed- Dynamic sites that are not optimized can
  be sluggish or slow to load because in this case
  the content is being called from a database.

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Conclusion
An investment in knowledge pays the best
interest. The aim of this PPT has been to
emanate information in order to increase
awareness and knowledge regarding dynamic and
static websites and the pros and cons of each,
with reference to how a web page has
been delivered to the user. 
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