Comments on: How do I intergrate a Flash website with a database? http://mariohost.com/2010/04/how-do-i-intergrate-a-flash-website-with-a-database/ Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Andy B http://mariohost.com/2010/04/how-do-i-intergrate-a-flash-website-with-a-database/comment-page-1/#comment-22646 Andy B Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:41:23 +0000 http://mariohost.com/?p=7298#comment-22646 Difficult one. Normally the contents of a <FORM> would be sent to the server using the SUBMIT button. The SERVER would then run a script (written in PHP) to read the 'posted' data and then update the database with this. The upshot is that you will need some kind of 'server side' script to process information sent. And by server, this is the place where the website/survey will reside. Not your PC. There might be something in Dreamweaver to set up custom database scripts, but I'm not very sure about that. Difficult one.

Normally the contents of a

would be sent to the server using the SUBMIT button. The SERVER would then run a script (written in PHP) to read the ‘posted’ data and then update the database with this.

The upshot is that you will need some kind of ‘server side’ script to process information sent. And by server, this is the place where the website/survey will reside. Not your PC.

There might be something in Dreamweaver to set up custom database scripts, but I’m not very sure about that.

]]> By: jftsang http://mariohost.com/2010/04/how-do-i-intergrate-a-flash-website-with-a-database/comment-page-1/#comment-22643 jftsang Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:30:49 +0000 http://mariohost.com/?p=7298#comment-22643 You should probably check Flash's documentation for connecting to databases. However, since Flash mostly relies on client-side scripting, and once a Flash file is delivered to the user it cannot be modified by the server unless it is sent again, you should probably reconsider your choice of language. If I were you, I would use JavaScript. EDIT: As I am aware, you can use the PHP extension Ming to create Flash. However, were you to do that, it would be much easier to just create HTML using the PHP. If you're just using Flash, you've hit a very big dead end. You should probably check Flash’s documentation for connecting to databases.

However, since Flash mostly relies on client-side scripting, and once a Flash file is delivered to the user it cannot be modified by the server unless it is sent again, you should probably reconsider your choice of language.

If I were you, I would use JavaScript.

EDIT: As I am aware, you can use the PHP extension Ming to create Flash. However, were you to do that, it would be much easier to just create HTML using the PHP.

If you’re just using Flash, you’ve hit a very big dead end.

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