Good morning ProgramLanders.
I would like to know if its possible to develop simple android apps with PHP as backend, HTML and CSS, JAVASCRIPT as front end?.
It will be a non-server side app but the app will make use of XAMPP in the local host just like PC to interact with PHP.
I want to develop the app for my Computer Science department in school and i dont code in Java or C++ yet
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ClintonNzedimma:
Good morning ProgramLanders.
I would like to know if its possible to develop simple android apps with PHP as backend, HTML and CSS, JAVASCRIPT as front end?.
It will be a non-server side app but the app will make use of XAMPP in the local host just like PC.
I want to develop the app for my Computer Science department in school and i dont code in Java or C++ yet
cc: dhtml8 fulaman98 sonofLucifer javanian guru02

Not dived fully into mobile app development yet, but I think cordova/ionic can be used to create apps with web technologies.

sonOfLucifer:

Not dived fully into mobile app development yet, but I think cordova/ionic can be used to create apps with web technologies.

if so can you enlighten me?

No, you can't develop it with PHP, since you already know HTML and Javascript, Just use Ionic

Learn Ionic here
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/ionic/

https://thinkster.io/ionic-framework-tutorial

ClintonNzedimma:
Good morning ProgramLanders.
I would like to know if its possible to develop simple android apps with PHP as backend, HTML and CSS, JAVASCRIPT as front end?.
It will be a non-server side app but the app will make use of XAMPP in the local host just like PC to interact with PHP.
I want to develop the app for my Computer Science department in school and i dont code in Java or C++ yet
cc: dhtml18 fulaman198 sonofLucifer javanian guru01 nmeri17

You can build you android am with java which is the official way.
Or use Javascript with other frameworks such as ionic, cordova, telerek, intelxdk, Mosync, AppGyver, jqmobile .....

android studio with xml or qt with qml designer . Android studio is the official android IDE . Actually qt is for expert programmer.

guru01:

You can build you android am with java which is the official way.
Or use Javascript with other frameworks such as ionic, cordova, telerek, intelxdk, Mosync, AppGyver, jqmobile .....

okay thank you

guru01:

You can build you android am with java which is the official way.
Or use Javascript with other frameworks such as ionic, cordova, telerek, intelxdk, Mosync, AppGyver, jqmobile .....

In addition to these, you might wanno look into NativeScript too

ClintonNzedimma:
Good morning ProgramLanders.
I would like to know if its possible to develop simple android apps with PHP as backend, HTML and CSS, JAVASCRIPT as front end?.
It will be a non-server side app but the app will make use of XAMPP in the local host just like PC to interact with PHP.
I want to develop the app for my Computer Science department in school and i dont code in Java or C++ yet
cc: dhtml18 fulaman198 sonofLucifer javanian guru01 nmeri17

Yes it is possible. But in reality, I work with android xml/java as my frontend and php as my backend.

Sorry for derailing d thread, went for a software developer interview, all the question asked
was on python and js. but am into c#(.net developer). pls advice
me, should I dive into python? professional advice

dhtml18:

Yes it is possible. But in reality, I work with android xml/java as my frontend and php as my backend.

hmmm...i dont code in xml at least not yet.
how do u use php as backend in android development like xampp in d localhost not server?

I advise having a strong foundation in Java to do Android development. Knowing some XML as well to create objects in your code when calling them with the R class. But overall, know Java

ClintonNzedimma:

hmmm...i dont code in xml at least not yet.
how do u use php as backend in android development like xampp in d localhost not server?

To create a JSON API, or a websocket client if i am building a chat. Note i prefer to use NODE.JS for this, but if it is PHP that is available, i use it as well.

see some of my related threads:
https://www.nairaland.com/3142123/how-build-one-on-one-chat-im
https://www.nairaland.com/3136801/chat-engine-html-android-client
https://www.nairaland.com/3136801/chat-engine-html-android-client

dhtml18:

Yes it is possible. But in reality, I work with android xml/java as my frontend and php as my backend.

there is no escaping java

hexy40:
how? Php can only be used on server. What if the app doesn't connect to an online server?

I was simply answering a question. If your app does not need to connect to a server, then you dont need PHP at all.

But if you build an app like a chat messenger, facebook app, gmail app, nairaland app ---- it must connect to a server, and such an app will require an API to connect to - which can be in any language at all whether PHP, C++, JSP, NODE.JS etc

dhtml18:

I was simply answering a question. If your app does not need to connect to a server, then you dont need PHP at all.

But if you build an app like a chat messenger, facebook app, gmail app, nairaland app ---- it must connect to a server, and such an app will require an API to connect to - which can be in any language at all whether PHP, C++, JSP, NODE.JS etc

thanks

dhtml18:

I was simply answering a question. If your app does not need to connect to a server, then you dont need PHP at all.

But if you build an app like a chat messenger, facebook app, gmail app, nairaland app ---- it must connect to a server, and such an app will require an API to connect to - which can be in any language at all whether PHP, C++, JSP, NODE.JS etc

thanks

But you should keep in mind that android apps can have an embedded database - sqlite right inside the application that does not need an external server.
So, if you build an app like a notepad, jotter, event calendar marker, address book etc you can store the data locally into your app using sqlite.
But most real-life app normally have a local database as well, that is why applications like whatsapp can show you past chats even when you are offline. The information is read from a local database most of the time.

dhtml18:
But you should keep in mind that android apps can have an embedded database - sqlite right inside the application that does not need an external server.
So, if you build an app like a notepad, jotter, event calendar marker, address book etc you can store the data locally into your app using sqlite.
But most real-life app normally have a local database as well, that is why applications like whatsapp can show you past chats even when you are offline. The information is read from a local database most of the time.

yeah, thank you

bro better go learn c#, java or golang as you will be able to develop native android with any of them, deliver youself from the shakel of php, this and many more will happen in the future if you still dwell only on php.

ClintonNzedimma:
Good morning ProgramLanders.
I would like to know if its possible to develop simple android apps with PHP as backend, HTML and CSS, JAVASCRIPT as front end?.
It will be a non-server side app but the app will make use of XAMPP in the local host just like PC to interact with PHP.
I want to develop the app for my Computer Science department in school and i dont code in Java or C++ yet
cc: dhtml18 fulaman198 sonofLucifer javanian guru01 nmeri17

Raypawer:
bro better go learn c#, java or golang as you will be able to develop native android with any of them, deliver youself from the shakel of php, this and many more will happen in the future if you still dwell only on php.

Exactly, there are so many things out there. I wonder why you guys stick only with PHP.

Since you know javascript and html, phonegap is your solution

greatgbolla:
Since you know javascript and html, phonegap is your solution

That can work, with PHP being used as the backend like i stated earlier.

Raypawer:
bro better go learn c#, java or golang as you will be able to develop native android with any of them, deliver youself from the shakel of php, this and many more will happen in the future if you still dwell only on php.

yeah i will, just dat php is d most powerful programming language i know.... will learn c++ and java soon

I will rather you learn JAVA or C# than C++ (preferably JAVA/Android).

ClintonNzedimma:
Good morning ProgramLanders.
I would like to know if its possible to develop simple android apps with PHP as backend, HTML and CSS, JAVASCRIPT as front end?.
It will be a non-server side app but the app will make use of XAMPP in the local host just like PC to interact with PHP.
I want to develop the app for my Computer Science department in school and i dont code in Java or C++ yet
cc: dhtml18 fulaman198 sonofLucifer javanian guru01 nmeri17

Yes you definitely can. You can build nice Android apps with HTML5, CSS and Javascript... then use a wrapper like Cordova. That's what I do
You might face performance issues at first, but trust me you'll get better as you move on...

Here are some good apps that were designed this way:

Access bank App
Diamond bank App
GT Bank app (I have used only the BlackBerry10 version and it is indeed an HTML5 app not sure of the Android own)
BlackBerry10 Browser
BlackBerry10 brick breaker game (This one is particularly amazing)

You can contact me for further help using NL PM. I won't bill you unless you want me o design something for you

^^^Keep up the good work bro, mister OP you have better follow this advice. Trollin' into JAVA is not exactly easy at all.
Even with my vast experience in programming, it still took me over a year (almost 2 years) to really master android programming with JAVA.
Maybe I am getting old sha, or my brain is dull. . . . . .

dhtml18:
^^^Keep up the good work bro, mister OP you have better follow this advice. Trollin' into JAVA is not exactly easy at all.
Even with my vast experience in programming, it still took me over a year (almost 2 years) to really master android programming with JAVA.
Maybe I am getting old sha, or my brain is dull. . . . . .

LOL thanks DHTML. It took me more than that to master BlackBerry Java too o. I guess that's the reason I find it hard to let go lol.

Although OP I forgot to mention you should consider learning some Java because HTML5 might have some limitations. For example,

1. You want to create a fairly graphics intensive app and you want low end devices to run it with little or no issues
2. You need to use Libraries like OpenCV, Tesseract etc
3. You need your app to run in background

You can actually do some of them with HTML5 but native development would be better

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