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I am very new to coding. I am looking at offering a Web page that asks questions to people that login remotely to my page (no problems so far). However, I want to store their answers into a text file along with a user id so I can review them later. I have worked out how to store locally but that is pc/phone specific.
Can you recommend a way to store an answers file that will do this. Ideally free (lol).
I would like suggestions or pointers and will investigate.

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Gary

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To store user answers in a centralized location, you'll need a server-side solution. Since you're looking for free options, here are a few suggestions:

Google Firebase: It offers a free plan with limited storage and bandwidth. You can use Firebase Realtime Database or Firestore to store user answers.
MongoDB Stitch: MongoDB provides a free tier with 512 MB of storage. You can use MongoDB Stitch to store and manage user data.
AWS Amplify: AWS offers a free tier with 5 GB of storage. You can use AWS Amplify to store user answers in their NoSQL database, Amazon DynamoDB.
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage: Azure offers a free account with 5 GB of storage. You can use Azure Blob Storage to store text files containing user answers.
Heroku Postgres: Heroku provides a free plan with 512 MB of storage. You can use Heroku Postgres to store user answers in a relational database.
For storing text files directly, you can consider:

Google Drive API: Integrate Google Drive API into your web page to store text files containing user answers.
Dropbox API: Use the Dropbox API to store text files containing user answers.
When choosing an option, keep in mind factors such as:

Data limits and scalability
Ease of integration with your web page
Security and access control
Data retrieval and review capabilities
Before diving into these options, consider the following:

Familiarize yourself with server-side programming languages like Node.js, Python, or Ruby.
Learn about RESTful APIs and how to interact with them.
Understand the basics of database management systems (e.g., relational databases like MySQL or NoSQL databases like MongoDB).
Investigate each option thoroughly, and choose the one that best fits your needs and skill level.

As for storing the file along with a user ID, you'll need to implement authentication on your web page using libraries like OAuth or Okta to assign unique IDs to users.

Lastly, ensure you comply with data protection regulations like GDPR when storing user data remotely.