The main advantage of a static page is that one copy can be shown to any number of people at the same time. It is also a very quick process and a static webpage can be put together by almost anyone. However when it comes to personalized user experience, dynamic web pages are preferred.
How are the dynamic web pages created? There are two methods. In the first method called the client side scripting the dynamic behaviour is initiated by the keyboard or the mouse. The second method uses the server side scripting where the source of actual page being supplied changes or there is change in the sequence of the pages. The response is decided by conditions as in a posted HTML form, URL parameters, types of browser used, passage of time, or state of database / server. Simultaneous use of both techniques can also be used to create dynamic pages.
Web pages use two basic types of presentation technologies. For the client side scripting, the web page presentation has to be using the "Rich Interface Pages" technology. Here scripting languages like Javascript and Flash are used. In case of the server side scripting, languages such as PHP, Perl, and ASP are used.
