如何将数据从Android发送到PHP并显示它而不刷新页面

Question

I successfully send data from Android to PHP and store in MYSQL database.

What I want is to display the data in my PHP page automatically without refreshing the page when data has been sent from and Android device. Is this possible, possibly using jQuery with AJAX?

Please explain how it can be done or point me to a resource where I can find such information.

Answer 1

So you essentially want to update the page when data changes on the server.

Two main options come to mind:

1. Ajax poll

Use setTimeout in conjunction with an ajax call to periodically call the server and see if anything changed. You already mention jQuery, that's certainly a good place to start. Get familiar with http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/. This is probably going to be your best bet.

2. PubSub

I use http://www.pubnub.com/ on one of my sites for this very purpose. The browser subscribes to a pubnub channel, and the server publishes on that channel anytime something changes on the server. This is obviously more work to get setup up front, and more applicable for rich client-side applications (mine is a single-page app).

There are plenty of other implementations of PubSub as well.