Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ page). Below, we have tried to answer the most common questions visitors to this our web site may have. If you find that your question is not answered on this page, please contact us using the form in the Contact Us section..
- How do I get a web site ?
- Why should I choose ASP/PHP ?
- What exactly do you mean by database driven ?
- What is JavaScript ?
- How is form validation useful ?
- What are Cascading Style Sheets ?
Endless Memories Designs can create a web site for you, as long as you have information for us. We will make arrangements so that you have a domain name, a web host (for your web site files), and even personalized E-mail accounts. We will maintain/update the web site we create for you, at an hourly rate. Most often, changes can be made quick and easily.
We can even give you options on where to host your web site, if you would prefer to take it over yourself.
ASP (Active Server Pages) and PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) offers users many more options that basicr HTML. Both can be used to create logins or accounts for your users, allow users to access and display data from a database, allow users to update a database, allow you to collect information more easily from your users via surveys/forms, and be used to view web page stats, counters, and much much more. They can even be used simply to allow some personalization of the website to the user. Deciding on which language to use can be determined by what the selected Web Hosting Service supports.
What exactly do you mean by database driven?
Have you ever visited a website where you logged in and could access data? Ever bought something online where your data was stored on a server somewhere out there? Well that somewhere was probably a database.
A database driven website is simply a website where most of it's data relies on its interaction with a database. They help to supply the data that will be displayed on the web page. The web page can be up-to-date, as long as the database is changing and is up-to-date.
JavaScript is another programming language. It does not rely on a database. It is used in almost all websites. From those pesky pop-up ads, form-validation, time/date displays, and image rollovers (think of those menus that when you put your mouse over a heading, it changes color or the image is different). The possibilities are almost endless.
How is form validation useful?
Form validation allows you to get more accurate data. Take control of common typos and mistakes made in order forms, customer surveys and every other type of form you may have available to your users.
What are Cascading Style Sheets?
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allow you to maintain a specific look to a website, that can easily be changes in all pages, by just changing the style sheets. Say you want a more Christmas like color scheme during the holidays, we make a few changes to the style sheet and soon your whole site is Christmasy!
How about those websites with the unique forms with colored backgrounds, or that scroll bar that in your internet browser that isn't the standard "Gray"? Style-sheets again!
The use of CSS will also speed up load times improving the users response to your site and keep them coming back, or at least going, "Hey that's kinda cool looking".