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CSS Bootstrap Basics Building Forms With Bootstrap Structured Form Layouts with the Grid

Michael Pashkov
Michael Pashkov
22,024 Points
Posted by Michael Pashkov
Michael Pashkov
22,024 Points

How to collect data from the form?

Hi guys! How to collect data from the form? The one was created in this course? To store data and retrieve it after? Is any course on this resources?

2 Answers

Alexander Solberg
Alexander Solberg
14,350 Points
Alexander Solberg
Alexander Solberg
14,350 Points

If you want to store the data from forms to a database for instance, you need a server-language capable of manipulating a database(something like MySQL or MongoDB). I am biased, but I would recommend Node Js(javascript on the server-side) in combination with the Express framework, but all modern server-side languages will do the job just fine :)

Check out courses and videos that teach about connecting to a database and RESTful routing.

You can also store data from forms locally in the browser, but apparently it only accepts keys containing string values.

Michael Pashkov
Michael Pashkov
22,024 Points
Michael Pashkov
Michael Pashkov
22,024 Points

Alexander, Thank you for your help.

Jake Milburn
Jake Milburn
13,608 Points
Jake Milburn
Jake Milburn
13,608 Points

For that you are most likely wanting to look into the language php. It has methods called get and post which allow you to collect form information and then manipulate it how you would like. I would advise making sure you've got a good grasp of html before moving onto php though.

Michael Pashkov
Michael Pashkov
22,024 Points
Michael Pashkov
Michael Pashkov
22,024 Points

Jake, Thank you for your thoughts.