The modern internet is user-driven; all the actual content of a website is generated by the users of a website. How does the user manage to get his or her data to the page?? One word: forms. The HTML form is a way in which users are able to pass data to the back end of a website where data can be processed and stored. Designing forms and processing the information correctly is a huge part of what it takes to become a back-end developer.
HTTP Methods: GET and POST
If you are not already familiar with HTTP request methods, here's a brief run-down on the two most common: GET and POST.
GET is used for passing insensitive information
POST is used for passing sensitive information.
When you create a form tag in HTML, you always need to specify the method used to send the request. The method attribute specifies the type of HTTP request b...
HTTP
Forms, Data Transferring, and Routing Rules
The modern internet is user-driven; all the actual content of a website is generated by the users of a website. How does the user manage to get his or her data to the page?? One word: forms. The HTML form is a way in which users are able to pass data to the back end of a website where data can be processed and stored. Designing forms and processing the information correctly is a huge part of what it takes to become a back-end developer.
HTTP Methods: GET and POST
If you are not already familiar with HTTP request methods, here's a brief run-down on the two most common: GET and POST.
When you create a form tag in HTML, you always need to specify the method used to send the request. The method attribute specifies the type of HTTP request b...