title: How to have Android App communicate with external MySQL db
body: <p>I am really confused on how to get data in and out of an android app from the internet.</p>
  
  <p>I imagined that I would store information in the mysql db on the server I already have set up. But from what I have read, I would need some type of in-between web service to make queries with data sent from the app.</p>
  
  <p>Can anybody toss me some tips on how to get something like this started.</p>
  
  <p>Or, if you know of a better way, let me know about it.</p>