When would you use a static website?

Static sites enable you to decouple your content repository and front-end interface, giving you greater flexibility in how your content is served. Cost-efficiency is another reason companies migrate to a static site because static files are lightweight and often faster and cheaper to serve.

Do static websites use JS?

A static site can use javascript. If you use bootstrap for the front-end it will come with js libraries that enhance the UX and look’n’fell for instance. A dynamic site is a site with a server side language (php, python etc.)

Are static websites safe?

Static sites are more secure than dynamic sites. In most cases, they are much more secure. Static sites have less exposure to the Internet than dynamic sites. There is no database and no possibility of making a malicious request.

What database do websites use?

MySQL – MySQL is probably the most common database on the web. It’s free to use and open source, so a lot of projects have been built around it. This is the database system that WordPress and most of the popular content management systems use.

Are static sites faster?

All of this to say, static websites are often significantly faster than dynamic websites. Without having to query the database and render pages dynamically, static sites can serve the page to a large surge of traffic with virtually no slow down.

Can static sites be hacked?

It doesn’t matter if your website has static content — its web server could easily become a victim of a DDoS attack if you don’t take the necessary measures. The easiest way to implement DDoS protection on your website is to have a security service provider take care of all cyber threats.

Are static websites faster?

Since the pages are pre-rendered, they don’t need to be processed on the server level, saving additional time. All of this to say, static websites are often significantly faster than dynamic websites. For the same reasons Static sites load so quickly, they also scale really well to handle large spikes in traffic.