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Hello members,

I am developing an android app! Thought of using REST webservice with PHP to connect with remote database. I am a newbee to this. anybody with some example code on connecting login table with REST & PHP would help me a lot...

 
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A RESTful web service does not care where the requests come from so the fact that Android is involved is not important.

The real question is, what on the server that can talk to a database is under your control??

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That's so nice Brodgen.

can you give me some examples on REST to connect to a remote database...?
 
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As mentioned else where in another question you asked, DBs are not accessible via HTTP. You'll need to route the call through an HTTP server. One possibility would be a servlet container like Tomcat that runs the RESTful service using a library such as Jersey.
 
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@Tim Moores thanks a lot..

Any other possibilities of accessing the DB's through HTTP server?? please mention so that i can select the best and easy one for me!!
 
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What's best for you depends on lots of circumstances about which we know nothing. Maybe start by telling us why you think the approach I mentioned might not be a good one in your situation.
 
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I have no clue about library Jersey. I have time to complete project. Let me finish with the easiest things.

Would you tell me how to call a webservice from android...?
 
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Calling a RESTful WS from Android is pretty easy, as it has the capable Apache Commons HttpClient library built in. There are lots of example on how to use it around on the web; there's nothing Android-specific about it.
 
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yes understood. Thanks a lot people. I also studied some books and got help from frnd.
How to consume webservices in java?
 
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Charan Kumar Br wrote: How to consume webservices in java?



That depends on the web service, doesn't it?

SOAP web services typically publish a WSDL which can be used to create a client.

RESTful web services typically publish a text description and example client code.

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fine. how to consume RESTful webservices on java??? If any example code, please send me..
 
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Charan, I would suggest, you please read the basics about web serivces before consuming/building it.
 
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Charan Kumar Br wrote:how to consume RESTful webservices on java??? If any example code, please send me..


Did you read my previous reply? What further questions do you have?
 
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Hi!
There are many web service tutorials, including for RESTful web services, here: http://netbeans.org/kb/trails/web.html
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Thank you Ivan!!
 
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