Web Site Database Connectivity

Connecting databases to web sites is the backbone of E-commerce, news agencies, search engines, Intranets and much more. From sites like Amazon.com and ebay to small business start-up sites, databases on the Web are becoming more common than ever. Here a just a few of their uses:

• A user searches for a book at Amazon.com and makes an online credit card purchase.
• A doctor working in the tropics searches the Internet for current information on the spread of malaria in his area.
• A construction company orders materials online from their supplier's web site.
• College students register for classes and pay fees online.
• A salesman books airline tickets online for an upcoming business trip.
• A medical clinic provides online registration and scheduling for their patients.

How Database Driven Web Sites Work:

A user requests specific information from a web site. That request is processed by the web/database server and a query(search) is made of the database. Information is retrieved and a custom web page with dynamic content is sent back to the user and displayed in the browser. Database connectivity allows users to access a database from a web page and add information to it, or retrieve information from it.

Global Link's Database Driven Web Site Services:

Global Link has experience in building database driven web sites using ColdFusion. If your business needs a database designed and deployed on the web, we can do it. Global Link Developers are fluent in SQL and ColdFusion, the two technologies that together make a very powerful and smooth online database.