[Resolved] running php discreetly

[ajd1ect]

Hey,

I'm after the code in actionscript that allows a php script to run in the background.

Currently I have flash opening up the php script in a new window using:

getURL("filename.php", "_blank", "GET");

but that was used for checking the data is being sent to the script.

The script then puts data into a mySQL db.

Can someone give me the code thats allows flash to use the script without having to view it?

Also, if someone could give me a link to a website that shows how to connect to a db in flash and upload files that would be great also.

Thanks very much.

[thorpe]

i would think these questions would be better asked on a flash forum seeing as actionscript has nothing to do with php.

[ajd1ect]

I do realise this is PHP Builder...but I have noticed there are some threads that are connected to flash too!

By combining actionscript with PHP you can create some really powerful websites.

Anyway, I found what I needed, so for anyone with the same problem as I had,

_root.loadVariables("filename.php","GET");

[Drakla]

if you've got MX the LoadVars object is much better as you can set it up with a callback function that runs when it's finished accessing the server, and you just pass and recieve all your variables inside an object.

/*	I want to create a server communications class, or set of functions 
	that encapsulate the LoadVars mechanism, ideally I'd like a function
	that returns an object/array with the values in, or false on fail

OK - there's no sleep function in flash so here's the plan

STOP the current frame, then PLAY in the onload func and check the values in the next frame

in jScript functions OBJECTS, ARRAYS and FUNCTIONS are passed by reference, but scalars aren't
so I'm going to have to throw an object at this thing to which the extra field
loadedfine is added to signify that the server action happened
*/

// vars is an object with the values to be sent, method is "GET" or "POST"

function server_get_vars(url, vars, method)
{
	stop();

if (!method) method = 'POST';

var lv = new LoadVars();

for (var i in vars)		// copy the vars into the lv object
	lv[i] = vars[i];	

/*	in FIREFOX it seems this onData event definitely IS needed when 
	using local file paths, not a server as host. 
	Given a bad filename onLoad is never called, but onData is.
	Not needed for real servers localhost, so get shot

lv.onData(src)
{
	// do stuff here
}
*/	

vars.loadedfine = false;	// default to badness

lv.onLoad = function(success)	// set up the callback
{
	if (success)
	{
		vars.loadedfine = true;
			// copy the variables back into the object
		for (var i in this)
			vars[i] = this[i];

		delete vars.onLoad;	// superfluous
	}		

	play();		
}

var res = lv.sendAndLoad(url, lv, method);

if (!res)		// an error has occured - play on
	play();
}