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What can give recommendations on how to connect mysql database phonegap in my program, i use phonegap with jquerymobile?
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For Connecting with MySQL Database, you need to create a web service using PHP for JSON-based output.
1. Create MySQL Database
2. Create JSON Based Web Service using PHP / JSP / ASP whatever.
3. Use Jquery POST data from the web service &
display them on your PhoneGap application
You are not able to connect directly to any remote database from phonegap as it is a client side app(you should not do also, because of security reasons). You need a Web API Server(Java,PHP,C#,Python etc.), which handles incoming requests coming from phonegap, executes them using database then returns formatted data to phonegap app.