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This may be a stupid question..
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 6:28 am
by Pidstu
Hi,
I have a site created using PHP and hosted by an Apache server, can we retrieve any data from the site/database without the use of a web browser?
I plan to get a couple of strings from the site/database (ex. # of visitors) through a mobile application that uses GPRS. Is it possible?
Re: This may be a stupid question..
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 6:48 am
by JAB Creations
Browsers are (mostly) built specifically to surf the
web part of the internet, there are other parts besides the web.

Re: This may be a stupid question..
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 7:17 am
by Pidstu
JAB Creations wrote:Browsers are (mostly) built specifically to surf the
web part of the internet, there are other parts besides the web.

Thanks for the reply. Do you have any links that can help me understand developing applications for those other parts besides the web?
Re: This may be a stupid question..
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 7:49 am
by alex.barylski
I plan to get a couple of strings from the site/database (ex. # of visitors) through a mobile application that uses GPRS. Is it possible?
Like an application on a blackberry? You would probably still end up using the 'web' -- probably HTTP only you'd make it directly rather than through a web browser -- because the data feed would probably be XML not HTML which would allow you to render the results in anyway you found fit.
Links? How about steps as I have no idea what handheld device your using (iPhone, BB, etc)
1. Learn about the API made available to you by your handheld manufacturer.
2. Build the server application and query the server for the results
3. Generate the result display on your handheld
Unless I am missing something...this is where I would start