week 3

Programming:

functionality

Web server scripts have the ability to provide a number of functions to developers and users of a website, these include;

file manipulation such as uploading,
security features such as login systems and error logging,
accessing databases,
generating statistics,
environmental arguments

File manipulation - users of a dynamic website can have the ability to make changes to files and to upload files from within a webpage. A good example of this in operation would be the use of Moodle where you upload your assignments. This ability means that users can store files within servers.

Security features - The use of web server scripts and files enables users to be able to login to set pages on a web server based on the details that they enter into a webpage. An example of this could be a social media login. Most of these will refer to a database to ensure that the usernames and passwords correspond and are correct.

Generating Statistics - Dynamic web server pages are able to store details and update details to enable the recording of statistics such as users logging on to a system and for how long.