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DATABASE WEBSITES
In Database Driven the most common type is dynamic web pages. This means that you have a web page that grabs information from a database (the web page is connected
to the database by programming,) and inserts that information into the web page each time it is loaded. If any information store in database changes, then the connected web page will also change automatically(and automatically,) without human intervention.
This process usually we seen on online banking sites where you can log in (by entering your user name and password) and check out your bank account balance. Your bank account information is stored in a database and has been connected to the web page with programming thus enabling you to see your banking information.
You just think if the web page holding your banking information had to be built traditionally (that is by hand,) it will consume a large amount of time and human efforts
In that case you are starting to see why you would want a database driven site: you would want it if your information changes very often, just like in a banking site. The dynamic page is changes according to the need, they can change every time they are loaded (without you having to make those changes) and the content based are changed accordingly the users what they want to do.
Designing a database driven website for heavy traffic takes considerably more time than designing a database for low traffic sites. Designing a database for heavy traffic sites
generally involves designing processes to minimize hits on the database. For starters, don't even think about storing images in your database. Instead, store references to
your images.
Security is of course a huge issue with an web database. Even if one is simply storing personal data with no financial information, the database can be a target of spammers or identity thieves. There are a myriad of different security methods. Of those, encryption of data should surly be used, not just during transfer through an SSL, but in the database as well. Keeping forms secure is also very important. A periodic security audit on any major web database system is essential..
