Databases for Dynamic Websites
How much data is too much?
When information becomes too extensive to manage manually or eCommerce is
part of your business plan, then a database comes into play. If you want a website
for mostly text / graphics with some
audio and
video, then a database is not necessarily an economical choice. But if you have inventory
that you want to make available on the web, take orders, and receive payment, then
a database becomes the best solution.
A database driven site is commonly called a dynamic
site. This results from the ability to make each page unique for the content being
presented at the time of page selection. Dynamic websites are composed for
the browser as a visitor makes a section. So if you have 100 or 100,000 items, it
is possible to have a website with that many pages with a simple schema for building
the page.
This allows you to make several different presentations available to your website
visitor without having to change the data; just add page designs and fill them with
dynamic
data for all the business requirements.
Our primary database solution is a shared instance of an Oracle database
licence. This is the most stable and best technically supported database currently
available. We do offer less expensive database solutions but only when data requirements
are on a
small scale and cost of ongoing suppor is not a consideration. Just call Ron or contact
us to see if you need to change your site's structure. |