Creating a REST API solution In this post I’ll explore a solution for quickly creating a REST API. Yes, I know, “quickly” you say? It can be done! I done it! 🙂 I wanted to be able to retrieve and store user details in MySQL over a RESTful API; something I could abstract away from a front-end. I spent a few days playing around with various micro-frameworks (Sinatra, Flask, Silex, etc.), but spent