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PHP on PDAs

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 10:33 pm
by jagandara
Hi! I am relatively new to PHP and am working on it for developing an information system. I would like to use PDAs with wireless connection to the lan to access this system. I am building the information system using PHP and mysql. I am considering using postgresql instead of mysql. My need here is to build an extremely robust system.

Would there be any problem with browsing and filling out PHP/html forms on PDAs. Has anyone done something similar before. Suggestions are welcome.

thanks
JD

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 11:52 pm
by phice
It'll be just like filling out a normal form written in HTML. Nothing different. :)

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 11:52 pm
by Sevengraff
sadly, my PDA isn't hooked up to the net, so I've never tried it, but I assume that it would work fine assuming the browser on the PDA can send post data and what-not.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:05 pm
by jagandara
Thanks for the feed back guys.
I am worried about stuff like memory leaks. Plus I havent ever programmed anything embedded let alone make something work on a PDA.
I'm working on it right now and would post stuff here as and when it comes up.
If anyones got any suggestion please let me know.
-JD

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:38 pm
by volka
php still resides on the server. The pda will not notice it, only its output which does not differ from any other html document there is

yess...

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:41 pm
by joeda
a great thing about server side is that the server does the work, the pda dosen't know anything outside itself.

php on pda

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 10:22 am
by jagandara
Php as expected works fine with the html embedding. I still havent experienced any memory leak shutdowns so far. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Bu there is this problem of the browser and the screen resolution in pdas no really allowing html to define its interface. I define some button size but the browser on the pda does not show the changes.

any suggestions?