Posts Tagged ‘ Web Development ’

Content Management System Vs HTML Websites

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

A web presence is a must in this age of globalization to reach out for maximum number of potential clients fast which is the ultimate goal of any business.

There are two major types of Website Development that is Static Web Development and Dynamic Web Development. A type of web development which is becoming popular nowadays is a CMS website.

A Content Management System is essentially a web based application which includes most hosting plans which lets you design, organize and manage your website easily. A CMS is a PHP application which lets you create and manage your website using an admin panel. While in a HTML website, you have to use programs such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver to edit the website.

Compared to CMS, HTML pages give limited functionality which makes difficult for a developer to express himself. With CMS you have an option of making add-ons to your website and choosing from a wide range of functionalities. Using CSS files, you have an ability to control the design part of the site. With the help of more functionality, you can make your website more Search Engine friendly as you can have full control over the URL, title, Meta tags and every other aspect of the content of the web page.

CMS site is more organized than HTML site. In CMS, you can easily login to the admin panel and control all the aspects of your website.

It depends on the type of the website and its objectives, developers decide whether to opt for CMS or for HTML site. Moreover, you can put any HTML site on a CMS but you cannot put any CMS on an HTML. If you have a small budget and updating or changing is not required in your website at regular intervals than HTML website is best suitable.

Benefits of using PHP for Web Development

Friday, April 15th, 2011

PHP Web Development is gaining a lot of popularity these days for all extra special features it is offering. It is a scripting language which is designed especially for the web development purpose.

The major benefits from PHP language in Web development are discussed below:-

1] Lightweight Application: It is known to be lightweight application as it runs faster on internet and to integrate latest features like AJAX, callback, etc in the applications can be done easily.

2] Simplicity: The simplicity of the PHP Application is making easy to implement as well as to understand. It is almost similar to popular languages like C and C++ which makes it very accessible for all people.

3] Popularity: It allows lots of options for customizing and manipulating the design that suits the specific requirements of the site. That is the reason it is used in most CMS.

4] Affordable: It is very budget friendly which makes it more popular. As it is an open source, programmers can get it from internet for free which makes it more economical.

5] Range of Functionalities: It is easy to perform various activities like generating barcodes, copying content from other web applications, PDF files creation, and other difficult and tedious activities within less time.

6] More Revenue: By this you can generate more revenues as it is free to use and even you need not to worry about licensing or other fees.

7] Easy Error Detection: The errors of your programs can be detected easily because of the strong PHP’s debugging engine. Moreover, you can also download commercial debuggers for detecting syntax errors in the code.

8] Compatibility: It is compatible with all operating systems as it supports many OS like Windows, Solaris, Linux, Mac OSX, etc.