Amazon SimpleDB or ANY other solution for Cloud based Database for non DB developers

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#1

I’m an experienced game developer who has never had to use a DB :slight_smile: what are my options for using an online DB with Corona?
The CoronaDB examples appear to be a DB stored in the App on the handset.
I have some experience with Amazon AWS so I tried the SimpleDB example in the code exchange, it appears to work to a point but I don’t quite understand what options I have for data storage e.g. Do I need to remove the data before I update values? has anyone else used this and is willing to help a new user?
I’m using SDBRunner to view the DB as it is changed but the results are confusing.

What other options are there? I don’t really want to start learning how to install mySQL or similar on a server, all I want to do is store some data away from my App.
Any help or pointers appreciated
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#2

Parse.com would do the trick. Free up to a certain number of network requests per month. I integreated it into my upcoming game. Can be accessed using their simple REST api and network.request. [import]uid: 56820 topic_id: 35851 reply_id: 142531[/import]

#3

You might be able to use something as basic as Redis. Not sure your requirements. It is simple to install and use or you could look for a hosted solution such as http://redistogo.com/.

(I’ve never used redistogo, first google result)

Restful API:
http://redistogo.com/documentation/api [import]uid: 64619 topic_id: 35851 reply_id: 142540[/import]

#4

Thanks, Bob Dickenson mentioned Parse in his comments on his excellent Amazon S3 REST code…
Decided to have another go this morning and I’ve cracked it, had to step through all the examples very carefully, one time I had a space in a string, hey I’m not a web programmer! also need you need to follow the table structure very carefully when using getAttributes…
All working now, if you going to try this you definitely need a tool to keep an eye on the DB data… I used SDB Runner which is free…
Again I appreciate your help [import]uid: 137150 topic_id: 35851 reply_id: 142670[/import]

#5

Parse.com would do the trick. Free up to a certain number of network requests per month. I integreated it into my upcoming game. Can be accessed using their simple REST api and network.request. [import]uid: 56820 topic_id: 35851 reply_id: 142531[/import]

#6

You might be able to use something as basic as Redis. Not sure your requirements. It is simple to install and use or you could look for a hosted solution such as http://redistogo.com/.

(I’ve never used redistogo, first google result)

Restful API:
http://redistogo.com/documentation/api [import]uid: 64619 topic_id: 35851 reply_id: 142540[/import]

#7

Thanks, Bob Dickenson mentioned Parse in his comments on his excellent Amazon S3 REST code…
Decided to have another go this morning and I’ve cracked it, had to step through all the examples very carefully, one time I had a space in a string, hey I’m not a web programmer! also need you need to follow the table structure very carefully when using getAttributes…
All working now, if you going to try this you definitely need a tool to keep an eye on the DB data… I used SDB Runner which is free…
Again I appreciate your help [import]uid: 137150 topic_id: 35851 reply_id: 142670[/import]