Dynamic Website and Database Design

Why would I want a dynamic database driven website?

A database can be used for a variety of reasons. The main use of a website database is to make the website dynamic. A dynamic website will be able to modify itself, depending upon user input. Dynamic programming can be used to:

• Power a shopping cart
• Power a website search facility
• Give unique functionality to the website
• Take online reservations and bookings
• Allow user administration to the website

Making the database talk

The power of a website database needs to be unlocked with an equally powerful scripting language.

A scripting language is used to translate the data from the server side database and present it in a useable web page format through the internet browser.

There are many scripting languages that can be used, however one of the most suitable and stable for a website is Microsoft ASP.