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Adam Romański
8,568 PointsjQuery working with database at localhost
Hello everyone!
I have a problem with my localhost database. Actually, i dont understand how it supose to work. Localhost is working when im running simple pages or making simple AJAX requests like importing external html files.
But what should i do if i want to create a form that will save some data in database? I've installed mysql and phpmyadmin (i'm using Mac Os X 10.10) , but i have no idea how to connect database with .js or .html file. Sorry for being such a lame, but i can't find answer anywhere. Do i need to learn PHP or Ruby on Rails before i will be able to do such things?
1 Answer
Ben Attenborough
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,769 PointsI'd recommend learning some PHP in order to access the database, there are some good courses including the main track: php development track which goes into a lot of detail and within that track there are two courses on databases, database foundations and Using PHP with mySQL Although it is a long winded way of learning the subject.
Databases are stored on a server, therefore you need a server-side language such as PHP, Ruby or ASP to connect with it. See the answer here on stackoverflow for more on why javascript isn't the way to interact with databases.
Adam Romański
8,568 PointsAdam Romański
8,568 PointsGreat answer Ben! Thank you very much :) I'll just finish my front-end developement track and try to understand the back-end part with PHP and Ruby.