HTTP Methods in SAPUI5

Question

I was learning SAPUI5 in this week and I realized that even a web developer can write an enterprise mobile application using SAPUI5.

But I am confusing with data handling with server. Will the SAPUI5 app communicate only with an SAP-based application using OData?

Or can I communicate with a RESTful PHP-server app using HTTP methods?

Answer 1

OData is not a SAP-only protocol. OData is an Open Data Protocol: OData Website.

Also SAPUI5 have JSON-models you are able to use for RESTful GET-data. But in this case, all methods other then GET you have to do on your own.

You can try to implement OData in your PHP-application: OData Producer Library for PHP V1.2.