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Posted by Alyssa Kackza
Alyssa Kackza
1,773 Points

What is the best course to learn how to make a form function?

For instance, when hitting submit, it sends the content to a specific email address.

1 Answer

Iain Simmons
MOD
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points
Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

Generally the 'function' of a form is handled on the server side, after sending the form data in a HTTP request. You could look into a particular server side programming language like PHP, Python, Ruby or Node.js, or alternatively it can be accomplished within the browser with JavaScript and Ajax.

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