Saving data from android app to remote server

Question

I am just a beginner in android app development and that's why I have many doubts. I am building one application where the user enters some data in editText. Now I want to save that data in my database. My database is running on my laptop. How would my app connect to the database? Do I need a web server in between? If yes then which web server is used for Android apps? Basically, i want to know the flow of data from app to the database.

Answer 1

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You may use a jdbc Connector to connect to database.

Connect your jdbc connector over local network ip\\servername and database connection string

Answer 2

You can use REST Service when it comes to web Service on Android like this . You can either pass the values as parameters or an Object depending on your requirement. All the best

Answer 3

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