Java connection to a URL

[imported_quasi]

I'm trying to pass data from a desktop application to a php page for storage in a MySQL database. Currently, I'm forming the URL with GET parameters, and capturing those in the php file. I can't get Java to connect to the page and pass the data. I've also tried using the OutputStreamWriter and sending the variables via POST, but I can't seem to get anything to work.

I know the php script is functioning properly because when I manually visit the page in a browser, it works fine.

Edit: I went back to the post method, still no luck. View the code, since the code editor here isn't working.

 

[Ken g6]

That's interesting. I'd suggest doing two things:
1. Make sure connection is an "instanceof" HttpURLConnection.
2. If it is, cast it to that, and print the getResponseCode() and getResponseMessage().

P.S. Code blocks don't work well yet. You won't get them to wrap AFAIK.

 

[imported_quasi]

When I printed the getResponseMessage() and getResponseCode(), it finally worked. It seems, atleast in this case, that I have to call those methods for this to work. Not exactly sure why, but I'm not complaining. 😀

Final Code

 

[Ken g6]

I guess the HttpURLConnection needs a stimulus to actually send a request. Given that, you should only need one of getResponseCode() or getResponseMessage(). I'm not sure which would be faster; probably the Message, since the Code has to be extracted from the string.