Notifying users of a new post...

[jonnyboy]

Is it possible to automatically pop up a new window to users viewing my site, if a new post to a database has been submitted?

I am using PHP and MySQL.

Thanks

Jonathan

[Mordecai]

Sure. It just won't be immediate, nor will it work all of the time. It all depends on:

• If the user is on the page at the time

• If the user has JavaScript enabled

You'll need to store the last time the user went to the page, and then compare that time with the time the DB was updated. If the user's time was lower, then output the popup box. Look at JavaScript's window.open function to know how to popup a window.

[jonnyboy]

I can't guarantee what page the user will be on. More than likely the home page.

I wanted to throw up the window wherever viewers of the site may be.

Can it not be done server-side. i.e. Within the PHP page that posts the data to the data base (user form) as part of the code that tests the success of the post afterwards?

Thanks

Jonathan