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Wrapping It All Up

1:12 with Alena Holligan

We covered three different ways to persist data in a browser. Forms, which included just using the query string, Sessions and Cookies. You can also combine these methods with a database or other file system for server based persistence.

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Integrating Databases with PHP

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Project Enhancements

  • Implement Code Challenges
    • Check session for all 5 words, redirect to missing word
    • Don't allow blank words
  • If not starting over, show the last word they entered
  • Set up a prompt to ask the user if they really want to delete the story.
  • Write additional stories that use the same 5 words we utilized for the original story.
  • Create a bank of different stories and save the entire story instead of just the user entered words.
  • Use the language tool api to make sure the word conforms to the part of speech requested http://wiki.languagetool.org/public-http-api
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    Great job being persistent and finishing this course.

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    We covered three different ways to persist data in a browser.

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    Forms, which include just using the query string, sessions and cookies.

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    You can also combine these methods with a database, or other file system, for

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    server based persistence.

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    Although I have shown you some of the limitations for

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    each of these methods, we haven't talked about security.

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    For this story project,

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    I'm not really worried about protecting the data that's being used.

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    But if you want to work with sensitive data, such as user name and password,

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    you'll need to consider the security of the persistence methods you choose.

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    But have no fear, we have a user authentication course when you're ready.

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    I have also included additional resources in the notes associated with this video.

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    Before you continue to the next course,

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    take some time to play around with what you learned about data persistence.

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    You can write a completely different application or

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    expand upon the game we created in this course.

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    If you'd like some suggestions, check out the notes associated with this video.

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    Continue to be persistent yourself, to have fun and keep learning.

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