Flash <- XML -> PHP

[cHinshaw]

Hello, I'm looking for help.

For step one in this, I used Flash to call a PHP file that generated XML and create an XML object inside of Flash MX... there were no problems.

But now I need to use sendAndLoad -- which sends XML to the server and gets a reply (in XML back). The documentation says it uses POST for this, but I am having a hell of a time integrating PHP with Flash on this one.

Basically:

FMX - create XML object (works!)
FMX - send XML object to PHP (works?)
PHP - get POSTed XML (wont work)
PHP - process XML (works!)
PHP - return XML to Flash (works!)
FMX - work with XML reply (works!)

I think my problem is what do I do with POSTed data if I don't have a variable name.

normally, I would do $myvar = $_POST['myvar'];

what if I don't know what is coming in? I can't do $myvar = $_POST[];

-OR- does anyone know of an example where somebody is using XML objects in Flash MX with PHP to recieve and respond?

Charles

[cHinshaw]

To clarify, I stripped out everything but the core functionality that is having an issue.

My Actionscript (inside Flash MX)

// construct an XML object to send
sendXML = new XML();
sendElement = sendXML.createElement("Request");
sendElement.attributes.status = "food";
sendXML.appendChild(sendElement);

// construct an XML object for the reply
getXML = new XML();
getXML.onLoad = onGetReply;

// send XML to the server
sendXML.sendAndLoad("xml.php", getXML);

// a function to run when a reply comes back
function onGetReply() {
	var XMLdata = this.firstChild;
	_root.result = XMLdata.attributes.status;

}

There is one object for testing purposes, a text box that displays the variable "result"

I have then created a simple PHP script (xml.php, as called in the XML.sendAndLoad):

<?php
print '<REPLY status="yummy" />';
?>

As expected, the text box says "Yummy".

Ok, cool...

I can also check and see that yes, there is POST data coming to my PHP file from my flash file... but, uhm... that is where it falls apart.

How do I access POST data with no variable name? Or, if it is posting as a file, how do I access a file with no file name. I have tried to access $FILES['sendXML']['tmp_name'] to see if maybe the file was sent under that name, but nope.

Please help

[Sgarissta]

$HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA

Should give you the raw data exactly as it was found in the HTTP request. In otherwords this should be your XML string.

[digitalhuman]

Can anyone explain the last part ?

About the part

<?php
echo $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA;
?>

I know how to recieve, but i want to send XML and read it with PHP.... like you all 😛