Anything executed within Flash is client-side. If you're talking about avoiding calling a Flash function via JavaScript, then there are ways to do so, but yes, you would need something that is constantly connected to the Flash client, such as FMS or an XMLSocket server. That is the only way that I know of to achieve server "push," which is what you apparently want. Something you might consider is having Flash hit a PHP url every n seconds and check for an updated variable that would be set when the AJAX call hits the server. If the variable has changed, PHP can notify Flash and Flash can update itself accordingly.
HTH On 9/18/06, Andrew Lechner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello, I'm a PHP/Perl developer who's not terribly familiar with Flash or Actionscript. A Flash developer friend of mine suggested I try asking a question here. I find myself in a position where I need to call an Actionscript function from PHP. This PHP page is not viewed by the user, it's just called via AJAX from another page. The server is running FreeBSD with PHP 4. Is there any way to accomplish this? I would rather avoid having this function called on the client-side due to security concerns. If the above is impossible or financially prohibitive (via FMS), is there a good Actionscript to PHP converter anyone can recommend? Thank you very much for your time, Andrew _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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