I am attempting to access an Apache server through a button.
I am sending a message to the server and receiving a message back. I am displaying that message on a text field.
My code is not working and I do not know how to debug. I am attaching my code and PHP script. I am a beginner at this so any help will be appreciated.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
public void sendMessage(View view) {
HttpURLConnection request = null;
try {
String myURL = "http://creative.colorado.edu/";
URL url = new URL(myURL);
request = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
//To post output request
request.setDoOutput(true);
request.setRequestMethod("POST");
request.setRequestProperty("message", "text/plain");
String input = "I am ok";
OutputStream outputPost = new BufferedOutputStream(request.getOutputStream());
outputPost.write(input.getBytes());
outputPost.flush();
outputPost.close();
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(request.getInputStream()));
String inputLine;
while((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null){
System.out.println(inputLine);
}
in.close();
System.out.println(inputLine);
TextView displayMessage = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView2);
displayMessage.setText(in.toString());
}
catch (Exception ex) {
}
finally {
if (request != null) {
request.disconnect();
}
}
}
}
Here is the PHP script I am using (I am not certain it is correct):
<?php
//Read request parameters
$message= $_POST[“message”];
// Store values in an array
$returnValue = array(“message”=>$message);
// Send back request in JSON format
echo json_encode($returnValue);
?>