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PHP

Vincent Trapani
Vincent Trapani
2,642 Points
Posted by Vincent Trapani
Vincent Trapani
2,642 Points

I am building a job application form. What happens to the inputted data after it is submitted?

I understand how to build the form on the front end thanks to the HTML forms course. No issue there. I also understand that the inputted information is sent to the backend/server, but that is all I know. Does it then turn into php code? Even so, what can I do with it?

My company uses either an old fashioned paper application (yawn...) or a pdf app I created. Issue here is both of these methods are slow and inefficient. I host the apps on Google drive (either scanned for paper app or saved pdf), so my desired result is to have an applicant input their information on our website, and then I get a beautiful and sexy application as a result (something manageable and universal like a pdf).

A few relevant details to my question are: most applicants are not super computer savvy ie can't figure out how to download, fill out and send a pdf or use something like google chrome or another browser to open and fill out hence why I am here to learn and find a solution to my issue.

Is there anyone who could impart some wisdom and knowledge on me?

Thank you all,

Vince

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Well, I'm not a PHP expert, but I could alert the value inside a text field with JavaScript.

I would do this:

var userInput =  document.getElementById("input-field").value;
alert(userInput);

I recommend learning JavaScript (or PHP if you prefer) if you want to accomplish this task.

It wouldn't be fast to learn it though so take it slowly learning JS (or PHP)... :smile:

Good luck! ~alex