# Linking Mobile App with Website / Total CMS

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [November 30, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315 "2015-11-30T23:32:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![willemn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/willemn/32/3401_2.png) [@willemn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/willemn)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315/1 "2015-11-30T23:32:47Z")

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I’m assuming that since total CMS is not supported by a database back-end, that it also can not be synchronized to serve data to a stand-alone external app?

Am I correct? Or are there other means to do this?

In other words, if someone adds a file, entry or a text change to a page on the website, we also want this to be reflected on the mobile app.

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**Author:** ![joeworkman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joeworkman/32/23780_2.png) [@joeworkman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joeworkman)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315/2 "2015-12-01T02:50:14Z")

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If the mobile app simply pull in the data from the webpage, why would it not work? I need more details in how everything worked I you would like a more detailed answer.

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**Author:** ![willemn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/willemn/32/3401_2.png) [@willemn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/willemn)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315/3 "2015-12-06T05:28:22Z")

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I have a mobile app that syncs various blog categories with a website on WordPress. (It also has a feature where slideshows of presentations can be viewed and users can make private notes with each slide, but that is unique to the app)

Trying to setup a site with RW and basically do the same thing. The app has a back-end itself as well, so in essence I’m pushing the data from WP site into the app.

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**Author:** ![joeworkman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joeworkman/32/23780_2.png) [@joeworkman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joeworkman)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315/4 "2015-12-06T16:01:00Z")

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How is your app bringing in the content?

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**Author:** ![willemn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/willemn/32/3401_2.png) [@willemn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/willemn)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315/5 "2015-12-30T23:36:06Z")

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I’m currently reading the data from the same MySQL tables.

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**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315/6 "2015-12-30T23:54:56Z")

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So the app is basically a window into a site living on your server.

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**Author:** ![willemn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/willemn/32/3401_2.png) [@willemn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/willemn)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/linking-mobile-app-with-website-total-cms/4315/7 "2015-12-31T00:01:13Z")

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Yes 🙂 I’m storing website and other data in a central database and pull in what is appropriate into the app. Editing directly on the site would be great for some informational / blog type data (news info etc.) but I would need to get that data either in a database the app can pull from or the app would need to directly be able to access it on the site somehow. It is not an option to pull any formatting into the app, so raw data is best to make sure it can be formatted in the app itself.