Call to php-file with lots of arguments

[squallsquall]

I'm making a Flash-application (my first, btw) for GUI testing purposes, which will track the user's key presses. After finishing, these are to be sent to a php-script which will then write the information to a file on my server for later analysis.

However, this could easily be a lot of information. At least a couple of hundred key presses (which I'm currently storing in an array), maybe a thousand. What is the best way to pass this info to the php-script? The common way of using arguments (ie "file.php?a=1?b=2?...) seems cumbersome, if at all possible (I doubt URLs can be that long). What do you suggest instead?

Thanks in advance!

[jkurrle]

Does flash have POST capabilities? If so, you could pass data that way...

[squallsquall]

Judging from this example found on adobe.com, it does appear that flash supports POST:

The following ActionScript uses POST to send variables in the HTTP header. Make sure you test your documents in a browser window, because otherwise your variables are sent using GET:

var firstName:String = "Gus";
var lastName:String = "Richardson";
var age:Number = 92;
getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_blank", "POST");

Does this mean that I can pass an unlimited number of variables, since they're not appended to the URL?

I'm still very new to this, as you can tell. Thanks a lot for all help!

[jkurrle]

GET is limited in size, but POST is a server mechanism, not browser mechanism. It should work for you.

[Weedpacket]

One architectural principle to keep in mind is that GET is for getting data from the server, and POST is for posting data to the server. That helps you decide which method you should be using.