Build Brilliant Client/Server Apps with J2ME, PHP, and MySQL
In this article you'll see how to make the three technologies work together by developing a simple and useful application that lets you update a multi-user blog and download the latest posts from it.
by Alessandro Lacava
August 1, 2006
rite once, run anywhere. This Java motto seems to hold true even for mobile devices. Indeed, since it was born J2ME has had an ever-increasing impact on mobile development. Some may argue that J2ME is not as portable as other Java technologies, but even so, the result obtained on different mobile devices is, in most cases, still acceptable.
When thinking of a client/server application with a J2ME client, the first choice that comes to mind for the server-side implementation is J2EE. Of course, if you have a Web Server that supports J2EE then your choice is undoubtedly a good one. But what if you don't have such an expensive Web server; instead, you have a low-cost domain that supports only PHP? In this case you have two options:
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rite once, run anywhere. This Java motto seems to hold true even for mobile devices. Indeed, since it was born J2ME has had an ever-increasing impact on mobile development. Some may argue that J2ME is not as portable as other Java technologies, but even so, the result obtained on different mobile devices is, in most cases, still acceptable.
