title: Do I need REST for a web service that requires no authenciation?
body: <p>Im confused regarding the need of REST for a web service.Im a noob when it comes to web service,the scalability etc.</p>
  
  <p>This is my requirement </p>
  
  <p>-Need to fetch some data eg:names of students in a class and their photographs plus their address and stuff</p>
  
  <p>-There is no authenciation/Tokens required since the data is publicly available</p>
  
  <p>My question is </p>
  
  <p>-Do i need to use REST for this? Will MYSQL+PHP Webservice that communicates using HTTP GET and POST do the job?</p>
  
  <p>-If i go with this approach will this affect the performance of the app,when there is bulk data and will it scale?The maximum number of users that may be using the app is just 50 at a time.</p>
  
  <p>-Does REST offer significant advantages,since i dont know JSON and stuff,will it payoff the learning curve?</p>