real question: how do I make dynamic webpages that automatically populate with certain elements depending on those files' elements without using something like JS or PHP

I will need to make populatable and filterable scoreboards for certain games, in addition to dynamically adding elements based on file presence that gets filled out with those files' information

e.g. how can I make hy.angel-island.zone/works/gam without PHP or JS and with little manual interaction with the main page itself possible

@hy write a web server in some framework that renders out templates based on the route. there are many options across every language for this

@shaderphantom I have NO idea what this means or how I would go about it with what I have

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@hy well, it really just depends on what you can get I guess. express.js is admittedly node, but it'd be extremely fast and straightforward to throw something together in it. likewise with flask in python

@shaderphantom I don't think I would be able to utilise either of these (or at least I'm not aware of a way to with what I'm given); my site is hosted by godaddy and is thus whatever they use for their linux servers. interfacing with it is limited :(

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