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Asked: 2026-06-05T09:14:29+00:00

I have an online mysql database. I understand that to connect to it from

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I have an online mysql database. I understand that to connect to it from an android app, I need to use a REST web service. From what I understood until now is that I have to use a REST webservice + JSON and Jquery to handle everything. But the things that I dont understand are:

  • do I need any coding to be done on my mysql web host domain?
  • this REST web service needs to be coded within my android app?
  • Do I need an apache http client, and that needs to be coded on my app or on the web host?
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  1. Editorial Team

    You’re confusing database access, server side code and REST.

    It is best practice not to go around directly connecting to databases from a client, especially a “locationally diverse” one.

    Your architecture may look like

    Android app —HTTPS REST Verbs—> RESTful Webservices on server, hosed on Apache, Tomcat etc. — Data access, be it via PDO, JDBC, JPA, whatever —> mySQL.

    The RESTful part really is optional, you can call into whatever you like if you’re using an URL.

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