title: How to connect to the server on mobile application?
body: <p>I am new to mobile applications. I am basically from a web development platform. I am just playing around mobile frameworks like App Framework, LungoJS, Jquery Mobile, kendo etc to gain some knowledge in this vertical.</p>
  
  <p>The app I am developing is still in UI level. All I need is to fetch data from the server and populate in my app.</p>
  
  <p>I need some ideas to establish server communication between the smart device and the server. My questions are</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>What kind of server needed for mobile applications ? A cloud or a
  regular web server is enough ?</li>
  <li>What are the ways to connect the app with the server ? ( on cross
  platform mobile development )</li>
  <li>What is the secure way to communication with the server ?</li>
  </ol>