How to Verify whether a Robot is Entering Information
I have a web form which the users fill and the info send to server and stored on a database. I am worried that Robots might just fill in the form and I will end up with a database full of useless records. How can I prevent Robots from filling in my forms? I am thinking maybe something like Stackoverflow's robot detection, where if it thinks you are a robot, it asks you to verify that you are not. Is there a server-side API in Perl, Java or PHP? There are several solutions. Use a CAPTCHA. SO uses reCAPTCHA as far as I know. Add an extra field to your form and hide it with CSS (display:none). A