User Account Creation: adding to database, retrieving and displaying

Question

I am curious about how it works when a user is trying to create an account on a website. Does the website use a session or cookie or even MVC to create the account, store it in the database?

I am not sure if session is too much to use for user account creation which includes certain validations (e.g. password needs to be of a complexity). Or would a cookie be sufficient?

I have read the following post but am still not sure on how to go about it to be efficient in my coding.

Session or cookie confusion

Differences between cookies and sessions?

Note: I am using eclipse and Tomcat 8

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '16 at 16:22

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you can do by :

1/ creating a jsp page (view) where you put a form for user

2/ creating a java class(model) where you put a method that connect to database and insert data (example NewAccount(String username,String password,...){...})

3/ create a servlet(controller) to get data (name , password ...) from the form and pass it to the model by calling a method

answered Jul 01 '16 at 16:22

Taha

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I am guessing you are using the MVC? – Kode.Error404 Jul 01 '16 at 16:25
must i use a servlet? – Kode.Error404 Jul 01 '16 at 16:26
if you are using jsp you it's recommanded to work with it as a controller – Taha Jul 01 '16 at 16:27
Do you have any resource on a servlet? I have seen many guides online but they are pretty vague or too complicated – Kode.Error404 Jul 01 '16 at 16:32
You mean tutorial ? – Taha Jul 01 '16 at 16:34
this is an example of login(MVC) : http://www.javatpoint.com/MVC-in-jsp – Taha Jul 01 '16 at 16:39

User Account Creation: adding to database, retrieving and displaying

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