prashanth12 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hi, I am new to HTML/CSS and I wanted to add a user input section to a web page where the user can type in a text note in a form (or something like that) and have it show up on the page. It can be kind of like a simple blog. I need the text entry amount to be basically unlimited (not a 100 or 500 character max). Can someone point me in the right direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niche Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) See <textarea> http://www.w3schools...ag_textarea.asp EDIT: Also, you should follow your own topics. It's part of the service. Edited June 11, 2012 by niche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolme Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 HTML can't save anything. You will need to learn a server-side language. Server-side languages only work on servers that support them, so you can't just make a file on your desktop for it, you need to install a server onto your computer. The most popular server-side language on the forum is PHP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niche Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 If you haven't installed a server already, I'd suggest http://wampserver.com It's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prashanth12 Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 If the site is hosted through a third party hosting company, then do I still need to add the webserver? They mention something about PHP and MySQL databases that you can add on the control hosting center dashboard where I manage the site from. Does this mean that they already have the necessary server software installed on their computers where my site is hosted? (Sorry if the question is too obvious-- I'm pretty new to web stuff). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest So Called Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Yes, that's why people pay for shared hosting services. They provide everything including the server, PHP, MySQL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niche Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Unless you want to develop everything live, you'll want some kind of localhost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prashanth12 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 I appreciate all the replies! I now have some direction to go for my learning (there's a lot to learn!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakesBite101 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) so javascript cant add user information, like comments on a blog? only a server side language? Edited June 19, 2012 by SnakesBite101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolme Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Javascript can't save information. All it can do is change what is visible on the page at the moment for the particular user that is viewing the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakesBite101 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 ah ok. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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