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Storing input from different frontend webpages of a multi page contact form

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I consider to create a multi page contact form in which there is one backend page but about 5 front-end pages (stage 1-5). Pages 1-4 are input pages and page 5 is for a submit button and a success message.


I understand that I can save the data of each stage (before the form submit in stage 5) in either of the following:

  • Cookie
  • LocalStorage
  • SessionStorage

How should I determine which of these Web browser data storages would best fit my need?

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How would one determine anything?
elgonzo‭ wrote over 3 years ago · edited over 3 years ago

Based on all the requirements of your project (current and expected) with respect to the information you want to store/maintain and your business rules relating to it, look at whether the functionality provided by each technology/method satisfies your requirements. How else would you determine a choice between candidates if not by comparing their features/functionality against given requirements and/or desires?

deleted user wrote over 3 years ago

In a "simple" case such as a typical contact form, I would expect for some advice based on developing similar piece of software.

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elgonzo‭ wrote over 3 years ago · edited over 3 years ago

My comment was advice. Maybe unexpected, but still advice. If there is nothing more to it then it being a "simple" case, then choose either of the three. The differences between them won't matter much in simple cases. Your question sounds very much like "Which car should i use if i want to drive around the road a bit: a sedan, a station wagon, or a minivan?" The answer is, of course: "Take any one you like that's available to you." What deeper insights do you expect?

deleted user wrote over 3 years ago

I don't know if you are right that there would be no benefit for using one above the other for a simple contact form so I can't reply about any "expected deeper insights".