How would you make an RPG (With health meters, battles, etc.) - without meta refreshes... and using minimal bandwidth, while still being fast?

Also: How do you create PHP chats - without meta refresh...

    javascript and header()

    php is serverside, so have php only do the server stuff like data entry buld tables output html/java etc...

    use javascript for timers/refreshes etc...

    try to make most of the stress on the client side not server.

      OR make your rpg 10 times better and build it in flash lol, with a php/mysql background environment, you'd have me playin 🙂

        No, you should store your game in a MySQL database, export the game to XML and translate the XML with XSL-t to VRML

        That would be a nice challenge 😃 😉

          O_O ... If only I knew flash, xml, java, or VRML... lol

          I think I'll try messing around with Flash - are there any good tutorials out there for it?

          (How does racewarkingdoms.com do EVERYTHING in cgi? Isn't cgi nearly the same as PHP? - Their chat is always overflowing with people talking (about incredibly stupid things) - the fighting, buying/selling, etc. is all done thru the server too...)

            honestly? i looks like, if that's as simple as you wanted it... you could build it all in php/mysql ... but something else would be so much cooler 🙂

              Originally posted by FrozNic
              honestly? i looks like, if that's as simple as you wanted it... you could build it all in php/mysql ... but something else would be so much cooler 🙂

              Well I'm trying to make some complex scripts for my PHP Portfolio - so I could get some more jobs... (I'm TRYING to make php scripts for a some-what decent living 🙁 )

                i know how that is... but just remember.. no matter how complex or 'exciting' a script is... the end user still has to enjoy it 🙂 and that's why i first submitted the idea of flash, because 1. it's easy to make images on the fly, especially with the new ver of mx 🙂 and 2. it has a strong backend for programmers wanting to use nice functions both from php and flash. php isn't really meant for much visual stimulation if u know what i mean, but u might be able to pull something pretty good off, with just php and cascading style sheets... but i'm not sure whether it'd be better to just learn flash or not...

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