Demo walkthrough: User update (routing + session + security)
Use the real users/update.json action in Demo Projects HQ to connect route params, session context, permissions, and a secure database update.
Demo walkthrough: User update (routing + session + security)
Use the real users/update.json action in Demo Projects HQ to connect route params, session context, permissions, and a secure database update.
The goal is to give you one concrete server-side path that shows how Wappler’s routing, login context, and database actions fit together in a real project.
Demo Projects HQ: secure user update
Section titled “Demo Projects HQ: secure user update”Follow the real action from route input to session context to secure database write.
Follow the real action
Action structure
Understand a Server Connect Action file: inputs/variables, steps, output, and how data flows through an action.
Server Connect Actions: URL inputs (GET + Param)
Understand URL inputs in Server Connect: query string ($_GET) and path params ($_PARAM), plus how to test them reliably.
Server Connect Actions: Session & Cookie inputs
Understand session vs cookie data, how they relate to login/auth, and how to use them as inputs in actions.
Database: Update (Updater)
Use the Database Updater dialog (opened from a dbupdater UPDATE step) to set values, define WHERE rules, and review conceptual SQL preview.
See the surrounding project context
Server Connect Manager Overview
Explore Server Connect Manager: Server Connect Manager Overview, Server Connect Manager: groups, and Tree groups.
Recipes & patterns
Common Server Connect Actions recipes you can reuse: database CRUD, emails, security, and more.
Demo walkthrough: Client forms (Create/Edit/Delete)
Learn how Server Connect Actions power forms: POST validation, dbupdater INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE, and client-side error/success states.
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Demo walkthroughs: Demo Projects HQ
Beginner-to-advanced walkthroughs using the Demo Projects HQ project, connecting Server Connect Actions to the frontend pages that call them.
Server Connect Editor
Overview and deep dives for the dedicated Server Connect Actions editor: panels, adding steps, action structure, and properties.
Server Connect Actions
Start here for Server Connect Actions (Workflows > Server Connect Actions): manager overview, a guided path, a first action, editor deep dives, and recipes & patterns.