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Databases

Crystal Vesely
Crystal Vesely
14,391 Points
Posted by Crystal Vesely
Crystal Vesely
14,391 Points

Can I use JavaScript to connect SQL databases to a website?

I’ve spent the last year and a half learning html, css, JavaScript, and SQL within the TreeHouse community. I’d still consider myself a beginner; I have enough knowledge to get me started, but I still have loads to learn. For my first project, I want to develop a website where employees can enter warranty info, and use the website to search the database for specific data. I am stuck trying to figure out how I connect a SQL database to a website. Can I use JavaScript? Or do I need to learn Python, etc?

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Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
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Hey Crystal Vesely 👋

You can definitely use JavaScript to interact with your SQL database! It would require setting up some server side code using Node. I'd recommend checking out the Full Stack JavaScript track, if you haven't done so already. You most likely already completed a lot of the client-side JavaScript courses in there, but towards the end you'll learn about Express, how to create your own REST API and finally Sequelize to interact with your Database 😃

Combining these tools will help you create an API which you can then interact with on your client side website/app 🙂

Hope this answers your question!

Happy Coding 🧑‍💻

Crystal Vesely
Crystal Vesely
14,391 Points
Crystal Vesely
Crystal Vesely
14,391 Points

Wow thank you! Because I am still so new at this. Sometimes, it’s hard to know which direction to move in! Thank you for taking the time to answer my question!