I don't have any experience with HttpUtils, so please forgive my total lack of knowledge on this matter.
Let's say I have a space invaders game and I want to upload the highscore as username.txt.
At first I was going to do this using FTP protocol, but DonManfred suggested that this should be done via POST using the HttpUtils lib.
How does this work? Do I also need PHP code running on the server side? I know nothing about PHP.
I personally would use a database instead of files. I always develop using MySQL on servers, but MS SQL will do just fine too. I personally use libraries to connect to my clients databases, but the PHP solution would probably suite your needs just fine. I would use a database to store scores so you can easily integrate multiple users scores. At the same time with a simple query you can also have a top 10 or top 100 scores of all time. Displaying just the current users scores would be a doddle to display t
Hay if you need help with the DB, just give me a shout
Well, I do need some help with DB... Actually, I need all the help. I'm a little bit ashamed to admit that I know nothing about DB's, except that they exist.
To say I have no experience of databases would be a lie as I've administrated a pretty large computerised maintenence management system (CMMS) but that was all done using MS Access. So I've got a reasonable understanding of relational database design and SQL but these days everything seems to be stored on the cloud and using php scripts to action the queries. I have no experience at all with php but there's a three part tutorial here on the B4A forum which is really informative.
How can I install it? I've registered ninjadynamics.com via domain.com and they offered me free web hosting for one year. I have FTP access to my domain, so I can upload stuff, but I have no idea how to install software into it.
Okay, so you'll be hosting it online. I highly recommend use either MySQL or MS SQL. These databases are simple to create and easy to manage via either your web login control panel or a windows package like MySQL WorkBench or HeidiSQL (highly recommended). Here's the link for HeidiSQL, it works works perfect with databases types MS SQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL (experimental integration) http://www.heidisql.com/.
How can I install it? I've registered ninjadynamics.com via domain.com and they offered me free web hosting for one year. I have FTP access to my domain, so I can upload stuff, but I have no idea how to install software into it.
100% correct. XAMPP is mainly for the home or small business users as it's not difficult to setup and is extremely easy to use. But saying that I always install MySQL and have only played about with XAMPP for fun, even though I do have clients who use XAMPP in their office work environment, not installed by me.