Save form data via ajax with no server code

Question

I am looking for a way to save simple form data from a static web page without any server-side code. I've considered something like MongoLab via RESTful interface, but that would require including API credentials client-side and the saved data must be private. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Answer 1

you need to post you form data somewhere, so you must have a server listening for a http form submit, or alternatively use something like socket.io / WebSockets to send all the data to a server. You cannot write to a database from a user browser without contacting some server that will write the information to the database..

Answer 2

Hadn't thought of using a BaaS (back-end-as-a-service) provider like parse or stackmob, but that's the solution. Just hadn't thought of using it for a simple, static web page. I signed up for parse.com and was collecting data within five minutes!