One of the functionalities I am working on for my website involves allowing users to submit a single piece of information, such as their name. Once they input their name, it is sent to the server via a post request, and in return, a unique URL is generated specifically for them.
The ultimate objective: When users navigate to mysite.com/their-unique-url, they should be directed to mysite.com/index.html. Additionally, I want the index.html page to dynamically display their name (stored in a database alongside their unique URL).
My challenge lies in figuring out how to use Express to redirect users to index.html while simultaneously passing a JavaScript variable that can be utilized by index.html.
app.get("/:unique", function(req, res){
names.findOne({ 'id' : req.params.unique }, 'name', function (err, name) {
if (err) return console.error(err);
res.redirect('/'); //however, I also need to pass 'name' to index.html
});