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Mobile app web service architecture [closed]

I'm a student working towards my degree in Mobile Application Development, and at this point I'm pretty fluent in Javascript, HTML5 and jquery. I've been working on a javascript/html5/jquery web ...
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For a web-application, should I programmatically create the database tables or provide a schema file and instructions?

The few LAMP web applications I have installed require me to create the necessary database tables myself, with a schema file, instead of doing it automatically with a script or setup page. Is this a ...
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How do I create a web service with high amounts of traffic that works effectively with lots of different users? [closed]

I have created web services before that are used by a small number of users but have a new project that would have lots of users. For each user that uses the services, this is what they would do: 1) ...
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How to obtain GPS Coordinates for local businesses?

Is anybody aware of a database that consists of businesses, addresses and GPS location information, preferably searchable by city at a minimum? I have an application in mind that I'd like to develop ...
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Looking to create website that can have custom GUI and database per user [closed]

I have developed an MS Access database for a company to track data in regards to production of a certain commodity. It has many many tables, forms, reports, etc. These were all done as the user ...
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One codebase - lots of hosted services (similar to a basecamp style service) - planning structure

We have built a service (PHP Based) for a client, and are now looking to offer it to other clients as a hosted service. For this example, think of it like a hosted forum service, where a client signs ...
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Why to use web services instead of direct access to a relational database for an android app?

I searched on the web how to access in an efficient manner to a central database at a remote location and I met suggestions to use web services instead direct access (i.e. JDBC etc ) to a database.I ...
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Why put a simple query into a stored procedure in a web service?

I'm working as a junior programmer, and the senior programmer above me has instructed me to follow a certain unofficial policy for constructing new queries on our web development projects. Generally, ...
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Connecting mobile apps to a web service; What is it called and where do I start?

I have some basic knowledge of iOS development and I want to now start connecting my apps to databases hosted on the internet, so that users will have access to remote / public data that pertains to ...
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Website Development tools [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What should every programmer know about web development? I am in a very peculiar situation where I need to design a complete web portal system for a friend who is ...
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Patient Record Tracking System

Background At a medical facility, staff can remove patient records (file folders) from a room. The room is locked using a standard tumbler lock (i.e., no swipe cards). The medical facility does not ...
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Dealing with large amounts of web service requests and storing that data

I have a desktop application that sends a POST request to my website every 5 minutes. This post request can contain a variable amount of data about the PC sending the request, but typically it ...
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Is there a simple, flat, XML-based query-able data storage solution?

I have been in long pursuit of an XML-based query-able data store, and despite continued searches and evaluations, I have yet to find a solution that meets the my needs, which include: Data is ...