How to connect Android to a database server

Question

Is there any sample? I have my android application and I need to connect to mysql server on my machine, what is the best way?

I should not use jdbc, explanation here

Answer 1

You won't be able to connect directly to a MySQL database with the HttpClient, as the MySQL database doesn't operate on that protocol.

The second part of the answer to the question you linked recommends going with web services and consuming those to communicate with the database server. Which is exactly what you would be able to do with the HttpClient.