RESTful APIs for A3 database

[cyberinferno]

What say if we create RESTful APIs in PHP for A3 database so that registration, players online, login page, account management can be done remotely?

 

[chrissdegrece]

It can be done remotely already

 

[cyberinferno]

It can be done remotely already

But still, with RESTful APIs you can give the server data to people who need it without having to give away database credentials...

 

[chrissdegrece]

Can't you do that already? Is there any reason to give Db credentials?

 

[cyberinferno]

Can't you do that already? Is there any reason to give Db credentials?

I am not getting your argument. Without APIs or using credentials how will you retrieve data from a remote database?

 

[chrissdegrece]

I suppose you already have some web admin tool, create a function to return for example online players and give the URL to your friends to post in their A3 blog or anything.

Does that require to give them db credentials?

 

[cyberinferno]

I suppose you already have some web admin tool, create a function to return for example online players and give the URL to your friends to post in their A3 blog or anything.

Does that require to give them db credentials?

I said APIs because using this my friend can use the JSON data returned by the APIs and display it in his site as he wants. If I give the current URL he can just display it using iframe or something. Also he cant store the data from my database to his database etc etc.