I have an example of similar thing for saving username and password,try modifying according to your idea. The process is very similar.
//Layout of Activity
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="2dp"
tools:context="com.test.test.ScreenOne">
<EditText
android:layout_width="240dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/etUsername"
android:layout_marginTop="150dp"
android:hint="username"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="240dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/etPassword"
android:hint="password"
android:layout_below="@+id/etUsername"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Save"
android:id="@+id/bSave"
android:layout_below="@+id/bLogin"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="42dp" />
</RelativeLayout>
Activity has 1 buttons and 2 EditText, and Save button saves your data in server:
package com.test.test;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Window;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
import com.android.volley.AuthFailureError;
import com.android.volley.Request;
import com.android.volley.Response;
import com.android.volley.VolleyError;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.StringRequest;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
public class ScreenOne extends AppCompatActivity {
private static final String URL_SAVE = "http://IP_ADDRESS/save.php";
private EditText username;
private EditText password;
Button save;
String name;
String pass;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.screen_one);
username = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etUsername);
password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etPassword);
(save = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bSave)).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
saveRequest();
}
});
}
private void saveRequest() {
name = username.getText().toString().trim();
pass = password.getText().toString().trim();
final ProgressDialog mDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
mDialog.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
mDialog.setMessage("Loading...");
mDialog.show();
StringRequest request = new StringRequest(Request.Method.POST, URL_SAVE,
new Response.Listener<String>() {
@Override
public void onResponse(String response) {
mDialog.dismiss();
Toast.makeText(ScreenOne.this, response, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
username.setText("");
password.setText("");
}
},
new Response.ErrorListener() {
@Override
public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
mDialog.dismiss();
Toast.makeText(ScreenOne.this, "Something went wrong", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}){
@Override
protected Map<String, String> getParams() throws AuthFailureError {
Map<String, String> key = new HashMap<>();
key.put("username", name);
key.put("password", pass);
return key;
}
};
NetworkCalls.getInstance().addToRequestQueue(request);
}
Singleton class for Volley request:
import android.content.Context;
import com.android.volley.Request;
import com.android.volley.RequestQueue;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.Volley;
/**
* Created by W4R10CK on 13-09-2016.
*/
public class NetworkCalls {
private RequestQueue requestQueue;
private static Context context;
private static NetworkCalls ourInstance = new NetworkCalls();
public static NetworkCalls getInstance() {
return ourInstance;
}
private NetworkCalls() {
}
public RequestQueue getRequestQueue(){
requestQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(context.getApplicationContext());
return requestQueue;
}
public <T> void addToRequestQueue(Request<T> request){
getRequestQueue().add(request);
}
}
API to call server:
//conn.php for connection (file one)
<?php
$host = "localhost";
$user = "root";
$pass = "";
$db_name = "hello";
$con = new mysqli($host,$user,$pass,$db_name);
if($con -> connect_error){
echo "Connection error";
}
//save.php(file two)
<?php
$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
require_once('conn.php');
$sql = "INSERT INTO user (username, password) VALUES ('$username','$password')";
if($con -> query($sql) === TRUE) {
echo "User added";
}
//$con -> close();
?>
?>
Lastly create one DB named hello and table in localhost user with 2 fields username, password.