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Unlike static web-site consisting of a set of static pages linked with each other or via a table of contents, on dynamic database-driven web-sites the user calls a specific information from a database after having filled out a form or asked for specific information.
This is also advantageous for the owner of the data because now he needs to update the database and not worry about updating each web page.
It is also valuable for the database-driven web site enables use of numerous applications and possibilities.
The most typical sphere of use for database-driven web sites is e-commerce, where a variety of information must be stored in a database, such as product information, stock numbers, prices, discounts, shipping costs, etc. A company doing e-commerce can have all their goods for sale in a data-base on their web server. When a customer accesses the web site and asks for information on a specific type of product, a web page will display the information desired. When new products are introduced or information on them changes, only the database needs to be updated.
There are many other applications for database driven web sites too, such as portals, news sites, searchable membership directories and guest books and what are called "content management systems".
QArea utilizes the solutions built on Microsoft Access or SQL, mySQL databases along with Active Server Pages technology to access the databases in conjunction with the PHP programming language. See our related links below and find more information on using mySQL with PHP.
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