[RESOLVED] PHP "lag"

[Nigma_D]

Ok, first off i feel realy ackward asking for help with any problem because every problem i had up to now was pretty stupid in hindsight.
I have my own little corner on internet for study reasons and i use it to just play around and teach myself some PHP.
My current project is to create a php based game.

Now for the relevant info,

The problem is not with any code but rather the way it is executed,
What i want is for users to log in and then they will see their data (all on 1 page)
the problem is that when i log in, only the user name is added/refreshed
To show all the other data i have to reload the page manualy.
(hence why it feels like lag)

i have removed my login script from the header so that it is purely run in one php code.
i tryed to use the "refresh();" code.
i dont want to use Meta,
and autorefreshing every 5 seconds would be iritating.

my best guess is that Sessions are the only things reloaded (the username is stored in a session, the other data is in a MySQL database)

i just reached a point where im getting pissed at my own slow rate (took me 3 weeks to get my sessions running in the first place :glare: )

thanks in advanced

Edit:
Failed to mention that when the log out button is pressed it logs out..but does not show it either, only when refreshed will it show.

Add:
Ok i will try to add a simple and direct explanation,

you enter my site index.php
you login, the script returns to index.php using POST
login is successfull page "apears" to refresh with user data.
instead only the username which is stored in a session is added to the page.
to see all other user data stored in MySQL database i have to refresh the page (again) manualy.
i wish this to happen the moment i log in (the first time the page apears to refresh)
this is as simpel and direct as i can do it.

if this still isnt enough see for yourself

Site
Login: Tester
Password: test

(figured showing a code or a website is all the same anyway to programmers)

[NogDog]

I'm not clear from your explanation what the exact problem is or what you are trying to do, but I suspect a possible answer might be to use an "AJAX" implementation where you use JavaScript functions in the output HTML page to call one or more PHP data-processing scripts, then updating just that portion of the page that needs to change as the game data changes.

[Nigma_D]

I have thought about that but that would require me to venture into the unknown and i want to save that as a last option.

i edited my first post to show a simpler lineup of my problem.

in my own insight i think i need to get a function to trigger after each event (login and logout arnt the only problems) to refresh the whole page :queasy:

[NogDog]

Sounds like it's probably a fairly simple logic flow issues. (Simple in concept, not necessarily simple to see. 🙂 ) Without any idea of the underlying code structure, it's pretty hard to make any specific suggestions. Basically, you want to make sure that all login activities are executed before any activities related to grabbing data from your DB and outputting it.

[Nigma_D]

I looked my code over and i think that is the problem indeed, i will reformat the code part by part.

thanks for the quick help

this would have taken me another 3 weeks like my session problem for sure...

[Nielubie]

Have you fixed the problem? From what you were explaining, I think the issue is resolved since I am seeing all your user data on the right side of your menu bar.

If you need a tester, let me know I help ya out. I'm a noob+ to programing so I just know the basics.

** I too am/will be making a game but I believe it may be a little more complex. 😛 But I might use you for help in the future.

[Nigma_D]

Yes the problem is fixed primairaly..still a few bugs to work out but i know what the problem is now so its only a matter of time,

and i would love someone else to talk to about php gaming/programming yea,
as for the complexity...these are the basics, im taking it rather slow since i currently have 3 different games stuck in my head which need processing.

[Nielubie]

LOL, yeah I had a few game idea's as well that I wanted to attempt but I think I found which one I would like to work on. Hardest part of me is getting stuck on a problem and not having another person to work with me. My first project that I worked on was an RSVP wedding website and I kept getting stuck over and over but eventually it worked out.

If you need someone to talk to, PM me or MSN me. I'm in the USA so our times will be off a little, but we'll figure something out.

BTW, good job so far.