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The database connector maps between HTTP requests issued from  forms to SQL queries executed against your database. The connector enables you to use the database of your choice to save and load your form data. You can create a new database or you can automatically generate forms that connect to your existing database tables.

To successfully complete this tutorial, you will need:

You can download the completed application and then upload it to your account. This will provide a reference for the example forms described below.

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There are additional resources designed to help you learn how to use the power of forms with your database. Refer to Database Connector Examples for more information.

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Introduction

The database connector maps between HTTP requests issued from  forms to SQL queries executed against your database. The connector enables you to use the database of your choice to save and load your form data. You can create a new database or you can automatically generate forms that connect to your existing database tables to save and load data.

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Later, we will also write data back to the database creating new records and updating existing ones. This tutorial does not cover advanced areas such as autocreate, autodelete, date/timestamp considerations. See the documentation for more detailed coverage of these topics.

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If you have not installed the database connector please visit Connecting to your Database Connector for instructions.

To use the database connector, you must first configure it so that it can find your database and connect to it. Here are examples for MySQL and MS Access.

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