You will first need code for the forms, then code to make the connection to the database and write the data to MySQL and code for the reports to display static or dynamic information to site visitors.

Grafana is one of the most widely-used data visualization tools on the market. Learn how to connect Grafana to a remote MySQL database with this tutorial.

However, when you attempt to connect to a remote MySQL database server, you’ll run into a couple of issues. I’m going to show you how to overcome those problems, so you can work with your ...