public ActionResult Create([Bind(Include = "ID,Username,UserPassword,ConfirmPassword,Name,LastName,Role,LastLoginDate")] UserAccount userAccount) { try { if (ModelState.IsValid) { //it is advisable to encrypt password before storing it //in this example no encryption will be used //if db is used, insert record to db here userAccount.ID = ModelCollections.userAccounts.Count + 1; ModelCollections.userAccounts.Add(userAccount); //log user activity //any logger can be used as well, this a custom example //adds data to a collection, this can be written to db directly or to a log file ActivityString activity = LogActivity.CreateUser(); int.TryParse(Session["UserID"].ToString(), out int id); int recordID = ModelCollections.userActivityLogs.Count + 1; ModelCollections.userActivityLogs.Add(new UserActivityLog() { ID = recordID, UserAccountID = id, Username = Session["Username"].ToString(), Activity = activity.Activity, ActivityDate = DateTime.Now, ActivityDescription = activity.ActivityDescription, Error = "", //if there was an error, you can report it here as well Source = System.Environment.MachineName }); return(RedirectToAction("Index")); } return(View(userAccount)); } catch (Exception ex) { return(View()); } }