send data from Android app to local server

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i want to send data from android application to local server (PHP) but it doesn't work this is my code (it is work with remote server ):

        String path ="http://localhost/sd.php";
        HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
        HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(client.getParams(), 100000);

        HttpResponse response;

        JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
        try {
            HttpPost post = new HttpPost(path);

            json.put("im", 999);
            json.put("cTime", 12);
            Log.i("jason Object", json.toString());
            post.setHeader("json", json.toString());
            StringEntity se = new StringEntity(json.toString());
            se.setContentEncoding(new BasicHeader(HTTP.CONTENT_TYPE,"application/json"));
            post.setEntity(se);

            response = client.execute(post);


        } catch (Exception e) {
            Object n=e.getStackTrace();
            Toast.makeText( getApplicationContext(),n.toString(),Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }

i thing the wrong in the address http://localhost/sd.php pleas help me to find a solution to this problem

I guess by "local" you mean "on the emulator's host machine"... That won't be "local" on a real phone. — Seva Alekseyev
– Seva Alekseyev, Commented Mar 27, 2011 at 19:16

Justin Thomas · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-27 19:13:33Z

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You need the IP address of the server. Localhost from the app is the phone.

answered Mar 27, 2011 at 19:13

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2 Comments

m7m Over a year ago

How can i get the IP address of the server(it is local server)?

Justin Thomas Over a year ago

On the server type ifconfig if using a Mac or Unix box. ipconfig in Windows.

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