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Posted by Pavle Coric
Pavle Coric
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Connecting Web App to Database

Just a general question to prevent me from searching through the tutorials aimlessly, I'm developing a web app for my own use and am having difficulty connecting it to the database that I'm using (MongoDB), are there any tutorials on the topic? I want to be able to access user information, register a new account and display some basic readings from my device. I'm working on a little Internet of Things Project.

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Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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I am never sure about people how define things, but to make sure in my mind a "web-app" is an application which is running in the browser. However MongoDB is a server side technology to store data, which means you need a server side application which connected to your MongoDB and handle the incoming HTTP requests from your web-app. Summerized: You can not connect your web-app (running in the browser) directly to MongoDB. You need an inbetween point between your browser and your MongoDB database and this thing we call API. (Search for RESTful APIs)

Check this diaram and you will understand: https://cask.scotch.io/2013/11/mean.jpg