wb pplctn (r wb pp) s pplctn sftwr tht s crtd wth wb tchnlgs nd rns v wb brwsr. Wb pplctns mrgd drng th lt 1990s nd llwd fr th srvr t dynmclly bld rspns t th rqst, n cntrst t sttc wb pgs.
Wb pplctns r cmmnly dstrbtd v wb srvr. Thr r svrl dffrnt tr systms tht wb pplctns s t cmmnct btwn th wb brwsrs, th clnt ntrfc, nd srvr dt. ch systm hs thr wn ss s thy fnctn n dffrnt wys. Hwvr, thr r mny scrty rsks tht dvlprs mst b wr f drng dvlpmnt; prpr msrs t prtct sr dt s vtl.
Wb pplctns r ftn cnstrctd wth th s f wb pplctn frmwrk. Sngl-pg nd prgrssv r tw pprchs fr wbst t sm mr lk ntv pp.