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Ahmet Özdemir
Ahmet Özdemir

Reputation: 69

Using web services

This question is maybe easy or unnecessary for you but I'm stuck here.

I'm trying to make application which store your spending money information. I finished the interface of the app, but the sql part isn't done because i wanna use that sql from internet. As i know, i should use web services ( maybe there is another way ). It should do like add 5 dollar to marketing, add 20 dollar to fuel categories.

  1. Is the best way using web service?

  2. How am i going to create and use my own db? ( i mean do i create db on sql server and upload it to host, or creating db with codes on android studio ? )

  3. I've looked a lot of web services tutorials, but all of them is very confusing. I need tutorial with very basic explanation. Which tutorial or example do you suggest me?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 630

Answers (1)

TmKVU
TmKVU

Reputation: 3000

You should host a SQL database and create a RESTfull HTTP web service to perform your desired functions. Make sure you develop the web service using JSON, since this can be easily parsed and used within Android. This tutorial should get you started, if you know php. You can of course create the API in the language of your preference.

From your android application you can then send HTTP requests to your webservice and parse the JSON response to use it in your API.

Your question is a bit broad, so I hope I provided means to get started. If you have any more specific questions about the above design, feel free to ask them.

Upvotes: 1

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