I’ve developed a strong proficiency with parse.com for managing remote databases via Android Studio, and it hasn’t posed many challenges. However, I’m wondering if top-tier, professional Android apps primarily employ PHP and MySQL for remote database tasks. What benefits might PHP and MySQL offer over parse.com, and could someone elaborate on what JSON actually means in this context?
i feel parse is fine for quick setup but php+mysql really lets u tweak every detail. json is just a text format your app uses to make sense of the data coming over, nothing rocket science 
hey, im surprisd parse works decently, but php+mysql gives u more control as app needs grow. any one experienced issues when scaling? also, json is barely a text format for data exchange, not some magic solution. what are your thoughts?