I have built an iPhone app that needs to pull data from a server. First I need to figure out what kind of server I will need. I’m a bit familiar with MySQL but was wondering if anyone had better suggestions on a backend. My app will have two tables that need to be populated by data residing on a server. Also, a user can submit data to this database which in turns populates the previously mentioned tables.
If you have any tips or tutorials, code snippets, etc. it would be really appreciated!
*Edit: I should mention this IS a remote database
Well if it’s a remote server your thinking about then you should be looking into implementing some kind of service architecture like Web Services over SOAP or REST.
If the data stays on the iPhone than by all means use SQLite as it’s fast and lightweight.
I would recommend starting with SQLite and local data first. Then when you have your main program logic, flow and UI complete, replacing the SQLite with Web Service calls.