Get Free MySQL database server for Android Apps

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Developing an android app is not a big deal for professional programmers. But it is a bit difficult for those who are new to this field. Nowadays, students are seeing programming as a hobby. They develop different type of simple android apps to learn more about the programming.

But, a problem for android newbies is that, most applications might require a Sqlite or MySQL database for fetching data to and from the application. Most hosting services charge about 4$ per month for mysql servers. For some, it might be difficult to find money for paying for these services. Once, i also faced similar issue. Just for my hobby purposes, i didnt want to spend money. So i decided to search for a hosting service which provides limited features for free. I have searched google for different sites, and none of the results indicate about a free server for android apps.

Free MySQL Database server for Android Apps

I had already created a WordPress site with 000webhost. Which provides free wordpress or php webhosting. In that site i have used MySQL databases for my wordpress website. So i decided to check if the free Mysql database will work for my android app.

I have checked some websites and found that In android app, the data is inserted or retrieved from a MySQL database is by using php. So i have created a new website in 000webhost with their free sub domain, and created a MySQL database.

After creating the database, i found that, i have all the details that is required for setting up my server for my android app. I have a hostname, username, password and database name. I have used these information in a php file and uploaded it to Public_html folder in my 000webhost filemanager. I used JSON parsing for getting data from the php page. And hoorah.. It worked perfectly.

Note that 000webhost is a free service and it may not contain all the premium features. But for a free service, it is worth try. Don't use this website if your app have huge traffic. It might cause the server to crash.

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August 29, 2016 at 9:32 AM delete

website created...How to create database??
Kindly Help.

August 29, 2016 at 9:37 AM delete

September 6, 2016 at 10:44 AM delete

For creating database, click on phpmyadmin in your cpanel. you might get an error when login to phpmyadmin. if so, try after some time. it will work for sure