Last updated on October 13th, 2018 at 04:37 pm
These days there are several options for building a website. Whether it is an e-commerce website or a blog or a knowledge base website, it’s your choice which technology you want to use for your eCommerce website development. It is a good idea to get familiarize with the latest technologies and their pros and cons in order to understand the long-term impact they will have on your website. Many factors should be considered while building a website but it totally your choice which technology you want to use for developing a site. You must decide a few things and create a pipeline before developing your website.
Check out the following factors which should pre-decided before the development of the website:
- Right Technology
- Website maintenance
- Internal Guidelines
- Licensing costs
- Scalability and Flexibility
At the same time, choosing the wrong technology can also harm your website as well as your business. In order to avoid costly mistakes, make sure that the following you can accomplish before embarking your project:
- You fully understand the choice of technology and its long-term implications on your website.
- Your web developer got expertise in the technology in which you want to build a website.
The following article will guide you through navigating the sea of modern technologies used in web development:
Framework / Platform:
A framework or platform plays an important role in building a website as it is the core factor which helps you to determine your website existence. Basically, a framework is a group of libraries of optimized and field-tested code that provides building blocks you can use to build a website. Some of the most common frameworks for programming languages is listed below:
- PHP
- ASP.NET
- JAVA
- Ruby
Database:
A database or a database server is the component where your whole website data is stored. This is where your website’s all the information like products, contents, orders, transaction etc is stored. The most common and widely used databases are MYSQL, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. The choice is generally dependent on the other technologies. There are many databases engine which is open sources like Postgres and SQL and it is also easy to use whereas Oracle and Microsoft require a license which is quite costly.
Operating System:
Linux is the most popular and widely used operating system which is available in different flavors Ubuntu, Red Hat, Centos, SUSE, Debian and Fedora. Majority of the website are using these two web servers Microsoft Windows and Linux.
Apart from all these, you can also develop your website in CMS based platforms, there are many CMS out there which are quite user-friendly and also provides easy installation and integration option with lots of features.
Some of the popular CMS or content management systems are
- WordPress
- Magento
- Opencart
- Drupal
- Joomla
These are widely used CMS and use by some of the popular website in the world. Also needs zero coding skills for developing a website. If you have zero knowledge you can hire the company who are offering the WordPress web development services or expertise in other content management systems.
Conclusion:
It is always good to know what resources are actually required for developing an eCommerce or a normal website. But once you have gone through the complete guide to the technologies things become easy and systematic and will make your development process fast and smooth. But hiring an eCommerce development company can also acknowledge you by offering website maintenance services in your future.
