How to Retrieve the GET Query String Parameters using Express

Understanding how to retrieve the query string parameters from a GET request is crucial when building web applications with Express. The query string is the part of the URL that comes after the path and starts with a question mark “?”. Here’s an example of a query string: ?name=flavio Multiple query parameters can be added using “&”: ?name=flavio&age=35 So, how do you retrieve these query string values in Express? Express simplifies this task by populating the Request....

How to Send the Authorization Header Using Axios

In this tutorial, we will learn how to send the authorization header using Axios, a popular JavaScript library for making HTTP requests. To set headers in an Axios POST request, you need to pass a third object to the axios.post() call. Typically, the second parameter is used to send data, so if you pass two objects after the URL string, the first one should be the data and the second one should be the configuration object....

How to Use Forms in PHP: A Step-by-Step Guide

Forms play a crucial role in allowing users to interact with web pages and send data to servers. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of using forms in PHP. First, let’s start with a simple HTML form: <form> <input type="text" name="name" /> <input type="submit" /> </form> To integrate this form into your PHP application, you can place it in your index.php file as if it were an HTML file....

How to Use SWR: A Short Tutorial

In a Next.js app, one of the most effective ways to perform a GET request is by using SWR. To get started, you can install SWR by running the following command: npm install swr After installing SWR, you need to define a fetcher function. I usually create a lib/fetcher.js file and include the following code: const fetcher = (...args) => fetch(...args).then((res) => res.json()); export default fetcher; Make sure to import the fetcher function at the top of your component’s file:...