php/mysql vs. html/css from SEO point of view

Are there drawbacks to using DB?

[webjourneyman]

Are there drawbacks for using php/mysql or similar, from a SEO point of view, vs. using dry html/css?

[webjourneyman]

Am I in the wrong thread, does nobody know or has this question been asked too many times?

[arran]

Hi webjourneyman,

If a dynamic site is done properly, it will perform as well as a static site in terms of SEO.

Things to watch:

- Spiderability. Lots of speculation here with URLs of the form blah.php?id=999. Rewrite your urls to make them "SE friendly" or at the very least don't use 'id' as a parameter.

- Templatitus(!). Don't fall into the trap of having the same title tag, meta description and H1 on one page. Try not to look like a dynamic site.

arran.

[webjourneyman]

Thanks for your reply Arran. I´m thinking to start with html & css $ ssi. That effort should not be wasted when I learn php & mysql?

[caveman]

In your shoes, I might figure out which way of coding I preferred and start with that, rather than having to worry later about changing the site over to another coding format.

As already noted, when using dynamic structures, just make sure that the URL's are user friendly and easily spiderable, i.e., not a bunch of special characters, etc.

Try this thread for more info: Dynamic vs Static URL's [webmasterworld.com]