I want to be able to:
-edit the data of a .dat file on my computer for a website.
-pull data from the file to use it later on.
I know a tiny bit about javascript and heard javascript cannot directly edit databases.
Is a .dat file in my computer a database?
I have done a few things in Javascript for websites but I haven't done anything complicated completely myself. I created some websites before and I have a basic understanding of HTML and CSS.
Please phrase your response as simply as possible. Explain the meaning of any complicated but necessary terms.
You need some server-side script to access the filesystem of the server such as PHP or NodeJs...
Nodejs example here.
let fs = require('fs');
Appeding file:
fs.appendFile('mynewfile1.txt', 'Hello content!', function (err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Saved!');
});
Delete file:
fs.unlink('mynewfile2.txt', function (err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('File deleted!');
});
Read file :
fs.readFile('demofile1.html', function(err, data) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(data);
});