Hi,
I want to do a flash website which will need login/pass.
I plan to do a hybrid HTML-Flash website. (a flash centered animation box in the middle of HTML frames)
But i would like the database information about the logged customer to interact with the flash part (animations) of the website.
The website will also take real GMT time into account.
I would like that for exemple at a certain predefined hour/day/year (in the database of the website) the flash part displays something special. For exemple a birthday extra animation the day of the birthday of the logged visitor (that he entered in a php form before subscribing to the website)..
I would like the database, client preferences and profile to interact with the flash animation.
If the client lakes part also in a flash game within the website, i would like him to be able to save it and continue it when he comes back, at the point he left the animation-game the last time.
Which technologies do i need for this ?
Is an interaction php- actionscriptflash sufficient ?
Do i need to go into XML ?
Actually i have some good knowledge in action script and PHP, but i don't know anything at all of the highly acclaimed "XML-Flash" interaction. It is said to do marvels..
PLease can you explain me:
- the pros and cons of each method used for using a client login in a flahs animation:
1- if it is hybrid PHP - flash
2- if it is 100% within the flash animation (= 100% flash-Actionscrpit)
3- if it uses XML-Flash
What sort of things can i do with XML that i cant do with the PHP-Flash interaction ?
What " " " " " PHP-Flash that i cannot do with XML-flash ?
Pros ? cons ?
Your answer will highly help me in chosing the right direction for my researches, and also know in which areas of skill learning i have to invest my time into.
Here are a few exemples of interesting flash stuff:
- a game 100% on flash: does it use only actionscript ?
- a website in flash, with a lot of interecting flash functions: recognition of user, survey and login in flash, chatroom in flash etc... is this the typical sort of XML-FLASH website ?
Thanks. 🙂
Mat.
