220 Understanding Web Applications
The final content of a static web page is determined by the page designer
and doesn’t change when the page is requested. Here’s an example:
<html>
<head>
<title>Trio Motors Information Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>About Trio Motors</h1>
<p>Trio Motors is a leading automobile manufacturer.</p>
</body>
</html>
Every line of the page’s HTML code is written by the designer before the
page is placed on the server. Because the HTML doesn’t change once it’s on
the server, this kind of page is called a static page.
When the web server receives a request for a static page, the server reads the
request, finds the page, and sends it to the requesting browser, as shown in
the following figure:
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Strictly speaking, a “static” page may not be static at all. For example, a
rollover image or Flash content (a SWF file) can make a static page come
alive. However, this documentation refers to a page as static if it is sent to
the browser without modifications.
Web browser
<HTML>
<p>Hi
</HTML>
WEB SERVER
Static page
Request
Response
Step 1
- Web
browser requests
static page.
Step 2
-
Web server
finds page
Step 3
- Web
server sends page
to requesting
browser
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