how to connect form and table in typo3 using xampp server

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Can you please explain how to connect a form and table in TYPO33 using xampp server.

I already created a database but don't know how to connect a particular form with a table.

How to connect form with database using xampp server

Are there any tutorials about TYPO3 available?

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Bernd Wilke πφ On

If you have a frontend (FE) form where visitors of your website can enter data and you want the input data saved in a table you need to use a database finisher (Concept, configuration)

Of course you only can save data to tables known to TYPO3. So it's of no use if you only create a table by hand in your database.
All tables need to be describes in the TCA (TYPO3 Configuration Array). therefore you need to create an extension with all the necessary declarations for the table. This could be done easily with the TYPO3 extension Extension Builder


Otherwise you can get official documentation from https://docs.typo3.org/
(Be aware that some pages depend on the TYPO3 version, which you can be select in the dropdown at the top left beyond the document name.)

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