Static vs Dynamic Websites

[mhdoc]

Have new technologies changed the decision metric for static vs dynamic websites? In the past static sites were good for brochures, etc. but you needed dynamic if you wanted any kind of interaction. So WordPress has become insanely popular.

But now we have browser side tools like javascript, jquery, & html5 so a lot of interaction can occur via "static" pages.

Here is the setup I am thinking about.

S3 for cheap, fast, site hosting of static pages, images, video
Rt53 for managing DNS
Amazon Elastic Transcoder for video
FreeFind.com to add good search to static sites
Dreamweaver to manage all the content.
Adobe widgets/plugins to handle slide shows, galleries, etc. on "static" pages
ShopIntegrator.com for shopping cart.

I realize I will not have immediate blog comments and responses, but I can still solicit comments and then edit & add those I want to respond to to the static pages. With all the comment spam these days that's what people do anyhow.

I'm worried I am missing some important feature/function that requires a database. Any thoughts?

 

[shadowfax]

About my thought the static website is better option then dynamic website. Because Flexibility is the main advantage of a static site - every page can be different if desired, to match the layout to different content, and the designer is free to put in any special effects that a client may ask for in a unique way on different pages.

 

[colesraymond]

A static site comprises of an arrangement of HTML indexes, every one speaking to a physical page of a site. So on static destinations, every page is a differentiate HTML index. When you visit the homepage, you are survey the real homepage document.

A dynamic site utilizes server innovations, (for example PHP) to rapidly manufacture a site page right when a client visits the page.

 

[enlytend]

I realize I will not have immediate blog comments and responses, but I can still solicit comments and then edit & add those I want to respond to to the static pages. With all the comment spam these days that's what people do anyhow.

Use Disqus for comments.

 

[Dhanishta]

Static websites use HTML, the basic coding protocol used by websites.
Dynamic websites have far more functionality and flexibility.