Website & Web Page

• A website (also written as web site) is a collection of inter-related web pages and it is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of websites are anjeevsinghacademy.com, google.com, and amazon.com.

• All publicly accessible websites collectively constitute the World Wide Web. There are also private websites that can only be accessed on a private network, such as a company's internal website for its employees.

• Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment, or social networking. Hyperlinking between web pages guides the navigation of the site, which often starts with a home page.

• Users can access websites on a range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The software application used on these devices is called a web browser.

 

Web Pages vs. Websites

• Web page is a part of website which comprises links to other web page while Website is a cluster of related web pages addressed to a typical URL.

• Web page is a content that is to be displayed on a website while Website is a place used to display the content.

• The web page URL has an extension while website does not.

• Web page address depends on website address while Website address doesn't rely upon web page address.

• Requires less time to develop as it is a part of a website while website takes more time as compared to a web page.

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Types of Website : Static and Dynamic

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Static Websites

• A static website is one which does not make use of any external database and is written completely in HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language), CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) & Java-script.

• Static websites provides always same information to every user who visits that website.

• Additionally, making updates to static websites means going directly into the HTML and making the changes from there.

 

​Pros of Static Website :

• Less complex to develop

• Usually faster loading times and smaller page size

• All assets can be cached for even faster page speed

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Cons of Static Website :

• Non-interactive

• Updates must be made directly within the HTML code

• Cannot perform the complex functionality required in many modern sites

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Dynamic Website

• A dynamic website generate the content based on the user. Example - Facebook  when you login, you are greeted by a page of updates tailored to you based on your likes, friends, etc.

• This page of content is specific to you as a user and will update dynamically as time goes on.

• Dynamic websites also make use of a server side language (e.g. PHP, JSP, ASP etc) and a database where all posts, pages, and media are stored.

• A dynamic website can also make it easier for a user without any HTML knowledge to update data on the website.

• Mostly dynamic websites are built with the help of Content Management Systems (CMS), like wordpress, joomla, which make it simple to update information through an easy to use interface.

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Pros of Dynamic Website

• Dynamic content generation based on user

• Easily update content when used with a CMS

• Able to use it in more complex scenarios such as an online store, forum, social media platform, etc

 

Cons of Dynamic Website

• May be slower than a static site due to the increase in required resources

• More complex to develop

• Greater risk of security issues

 

Static Website vs. Dynamic Website

• Pre-built content is same every time the page is loaded while in dynamic website content is generated quickly and changes regularly.

• Static website uses the HTML code for developing a website while dynamic website uses the server side languages such as PHP, SERVLET, JSP, and ASP.NET etc. for developing a website.

• Static website sends exactly the same response for every request where as Dynamic website may generate different HTML for each of the request.

• The content of static website is only changed when someone publishes and updates the file (sends it to the web server). while dynamic website contains "server-side" code which allows the server to generate the unique content when the page is loaded.

• Website of your school is perfect example of static website while Facebook is perfect example of dynamic website.

 

Web Server

• A web server stores and delivers the content for a website – such as text, images, video, and application data – to clients that request it. The most common type of client is a web browser program, which requests data from your website when a user clicks on a link or downloads a document on a page displayed in the browser.

• A web server communicates with a web browser using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The content of most web pages is encoded in Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML).

• The content can be static (for example, text and images) or dynamic (for example, a computed price or the list of items a customer has marked for purchase).

• To deliver dynamic content, most web servers support server‑side scripting languages to encode business logic into the communication. Commonly supported languages include Active Server Pages (ASP), JavaScript, PHP, Python, and Ruby.

• A web server might also cache content to speed delivery of commonly requested content. This process is also known as web acceleration.

• A web server can host a single website or multiple websites using the same software and hardware resources, which is known as virtual hosting. Web servers can also limit the speed of response to different clients so as to prevent a single client from dominating resources that are better used to satisfy requests from a large number of clients.

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Web Hosting

Web hosting is a service that allows organizations and individuals to post a website or web page onto the Internet. A web host, or web hosting service provider, is a business that provides the technologies and services needed for the website or webpage to be viewed in the Internet. Websites are hosted, or stored, on special computers called servers.
 

When Internet users want to view your website, all they need to do is type your website address or domain into their browser. Their computer will then connect to your server and your webpages will be delivered to them through the browser.

 

Steps to Host a Website :

• Decide What Type of Website You Want

  • Static

  • Dynamic

• Choose Your Hosting Server

  • Linux Hosting 

  • Windows Hosting

• Select Your Web Hosting Plan

  • Shared Hosting

  • VPS Hosting (Virtual Private Server Hosting)

  • Dedicated Hosting

  • Cloud Hosting

• Change Your DNS Address ( Name Servers )

• Design and Upload Your Website 

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Popular Website hosting service provider -

• bluehost

• GoDaddy

• Hostgator

• Hostinger

• A2Hosting

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