Android Question [SOLVED] Best way do update a server every minute.

[jroriz]

I have a server running PHP.
I need to build an application for mobotoy (B4A), which updates the driver's position every minute. This position will be consulted through a php/javascript page that also updates every minute to show the driver's position on the map.

What's the best way?
I think about making a post through the app every minute sending the driver's position.
I will have around 20 drivers active at the same time.
What bottlenecks should I think about?
Would a very powerful server be needed for this application?

 

[Xandoca]

Hi @jroriz,

I think 20 updates at the same time is very low concurrency considering a small transaction (location).
Take a look at this thread.

Regards

 

[jroriz]

Hi @jroriz,

I think 20 updates at the same time is very low concurrency considering a small transaction (location).
Take a look at this thread.

Regards

Hi.
I won't be using B4J server.
It's server running PHP.

 

[TILogistic]

Create Rest API in PHP and call them with HTTP.

use:

[B4X] OkHttpUtils2 with Wait For

Downloading resources is simpler with the new Resumable Subs feature. Using Wait For we can wait for the JobDone event in the same sub that started the download. No longer is it needed to have a single sub that handles all requests results. Simplest example: Dim j As HttpJob j.Initialize(""...

www.b4x.com

FusedLocationProvider

FusedLocationProvider is Android's latest attempt to improve the location services available to your applications. Official documentation can be found here: https://developer.android.com/google/play-services/location.html. This library depends on the Google Play Services library...

www.b4x.com

Note:
I have a mobile location monitoring platform on the PHP server (Rest Full API) and B4X App on the phones of product dispatchers (600 mobile phones), which send their position every 30 seconds.
all in one web hosting with PHP and MARIADB
works very well

 

[cklester]

You could easily provide up-to-the-second updates. Twenty drivers won't bog down any modern server.

 

[jroriz]

Thank you all, guys!