How to connect to MySQL on a remote server in Android Studio?

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arhangel902014-11-20 18:08:34

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arhangel90, 2014-11-20 18:08:34

Can anyone tell me how to connect an Android application to MySQL on a remote server. I saw a video where the guy connected via JDBC. I also tried, to no avail. I've searched a bunch of forums and no one can really give me an answer. If anyone knows, please tell me the sequence of actions

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Alexander Aksentiev, 2014-11-20
@Sanasol

You probably don’t really need a database ...
You need to use some kind of server / api to access the data, but not direct access at all

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arhangel90, 2014-11-20
@arhangel90

Can be more ? The bottom line is that there is an online store, well, the director wants a mobile client for him. I didn't find any examples on the internet. Maybe there is something to read on this topic?

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Artur Boyko, 2014-12-03
@Homa

You need an API - PHP + MySql, which will give JSON (ideally) or Xml to the application. Look at the Slim Framework and understand where to dig