I have a mysql database on the server and I insert data into it using the script I wrote. I need to open www.mywebsite.com/rest/create.php?param=value¶m2=value2 to create a new resource, then I need to open another php file to edit the item and so on. This is the main approach: the php file takes some parameters, and then saves the files in the database.
I use TIdHTTP because I have the ability to do something like:
TIdHTTP1.Get(www.mywebsite.com/rest/create.php?param=value¶m2=value2);
The create.php page returns some data encoded in json. In my Android application, I created a client for relaxation that can parse the json received in response to the php page. For example, if I called .../show.php?id=3 , the result of the page is json with my data; later, the android application will analyze them and show some results to the user.
Question
Instead of calling www.mywebsite.com/rest/create.php?param=value¶m2=value2 I would like to be able to do something like this: www.mywebsite.com/rest/create/?param=value& param2 = value2. Basically, I don't want to use the file name in * .php, but I want to use the second type of URI without the file name.
The problem is that this is my first time, and I really don't know what to do.
Possible solution . After reading Expert Delphi I found a possible solution. I can create a WebBroker server for linux (so that I can export the Apache * .so module), follow these steps:
When there is a request / rest / create / (using the OnAction event), I can run TIdHTTP1.Get(www.mywebsite.com/rest/create.php?param=value¶m2=value2); and save the result. This way I can open www.mywebsite.com/rest/create/ as I need and save the data. Can a get request be executed even if it is on a Linux machine (as an apache module)? I saw that the standalone server is running under the index, so I think indy should be able to work with the apache module.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty new to these kinds of things, in fact I also don't know what to search on the Internet to find a solution. My solution may work, but I am sure that there is the right effective way for this.
Note : this is just an idea after some research that I have done, and I'm not sure if this is the right way to do what I need. Instead of doing what I wrote above, do I just need to do something with PHP or Apache? Is there any other standard (and better) way to create a REST service?