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I am building a management web application based on php + mysql, developed with CakePhp framework.

Now I have been commissioned to develop the mobile version, mainly for android and ios devices (no windows, until now...) leaving apart that right now i have to study from scratch mobile apps development, the questions are:

  1. I figured out that mobile version of the app cannot be written in php...i know that android is based upon java, but what about ios?

  2. it seems that I have to develop the mobile twice (waiting for windows os request...), so the second question is if there is a tool that could help to write once and to port everywhere (it seems the original java definition...)

techraf
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Cake, even early version of it, takes to themes very gracefully. Just add to your existing website a mobile-friendly template, customized a bit for your brand look, and you won't need to learn a thing about mobile apps.

George M Reinstate Monica
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  • well, thanx, the solution you suggest might be VERY useful and easy. but what about the possible use of mobile hardware and / or sensors, suche as camera, gps and so on? – bitdiego May 18 '17 at 08:06
  • that wasn't your question :-) – George M Reinstate Monica May 18 '17 at 17:28
  • Actually thank you bitdiego, I learned something too.. Here is SO about interfacing with a mobile's camera: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8581081/how-to-access-a-mobiles-camera-from-a-web-app You'd only need to check you're -on- a mobile before doing something along those lines. – George M Reinstate Monica May 18 '17 at 20:38
  • PS: In PHP I use http://mobiledetect.net/ to try and figure out what kind of device I'm running on. Not foolproof by any means, but a decent crack at orientation.. – George M Reinstate Monica May 18 '17 at 20:40
  • woah! you are great man! this is really what I was looking for: really thanx a lot! – bitdiego May 19 '17 at 14:01
  • Good that worked for you :-). Here's a more general/recent reference too: https://www.clickz.com/web-apps-bringing-the-advantages-of-native-apps-to-a-web-browser/90689/ – George M Reinstate Monica May 19 '17 at 16:41