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Mike Gugliuzza
Mike Gugliuzza
8,497 Points
Posted by Mike Gugliuzza
Mike Gugliuzza
8,497 Points

Setting up an app database with users and posts

Hi there- I am trying to create a basic CRM system, though I would like to do this using mysql and Nodejs. My database is already created- Are there any tutorials here on Treehouse that can give instructions on how to interact with the DB using nodeJS and start adding users/posts to the DB? Can anyone recommend any tutorials elsewhere if not?

I'm having trouble understanding how websites with posts exactly work- i.e. user account is created- user creates a posts- that post is associated with the user account. Is this process done through a series of objects in the json format?

Thanks for your help!

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Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

Your best bet is to go on Github and search for CRM's that use Node. I would imagine most CRM's use either PHP or Ruby, but I think that is your best bet to find something that works.

Mike Gugliuzza
Mike Gugliuzza
8,497 Points
Mike Gugliuzza
Mike Gugliuzza
8,497 Points

Jacob Mishkin - I was actually hoping to create the CRM myself to better learn how databases actually work. Do you have any recommendations or advice on how this all would work? The part I'm really trying to understand right now is- if a user creates and account and creates a "post" on the website- how does the website send that information to the database to be stored- then later on, how can that information be called from the database?

Thanks again