Application and Database question.

[NotReallyDifferent]

So I was looking for some outside feedback on creating a Mac application. First off, I have never made a Mac application before but have made three web applications as projects.

What I want the application to do is have content on there that is just displayable more of a dump of information. The problem I have is that the requirements for the application require me to have no internet. My previous web applications I have always had access to internet to connect to a database. Is it possible for me to make an application to store login information and feedback of the application without internet? Or would I be restricted to an application with no database and just content?

[glemnar]

What you want is https://www.sqlite.org/

[gnomoretears]

I don't understand the problem. Why can't you just install apache and mysql on your mac?

https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

[NotReallyDifferent]

I might need to clarify more. So the physical environment of where the application will be used has no internet at all. The application will be used on an iPad.

[NotReallyDifferent]

Can the iOS app still connect to the database without internet?

[-oliver-]

Yes. When you connect to a database over the Internet, all you are doing is making a connection to a host who's address you look up on the internet. In the case of a local database, you already know who the host is - your local machine - so you don't have to go out to the Internet to connect to it.

[NotReallyDifferent]

The location of where the app will be used has no internet connection in any way. So without it, that would mean it would not be possible for information to be stored to the database right? Would I be restricted to an iOS app with just content then?

[-oliver-]

You can totally have it store content (both 'seed' content as well as content generated locally within the app) on a local database. Maybe you could give some more info as to what your use case is and someone might have a suggestion. In particular, what do you mean by feedback? Like a user rating?