Er, doesn't Flash Media Server do exactly what you want to do? I recommend Influxis hosting, pretty cheap FMS hosting and they're super developer friendly.
You have to learn a bit of arcane server-side actionscript. It's actionscript 1, yurrk, with a weird API for manipulating sockets and server stuff, but it's fine once you get your head around it. hah just realised this was posted months ago. how helpful of me! 2009/7/22 John McCormack <j...@easypeasy.co.uk> > < http://www.tufat.com/s_flash_chat_chatroom.htm > > Thanks for that Glen, > That looks really interesting. > > John > > > Glen Pike wrote: > >> You can use a database to store data in for a chat server, but you will >> need to have some kind of server side "maintenance" script to weed out the >> database. >> >> With a socket server system, you usually have to have a dedicated server, >> or at least one which lets you log into the shell and create scripts - most >> hosting does not let you run stuff like socket servers easily - which is why >> the database version may be used, because most hosting comes with this as >> standard. >> To test if your system could use a socket server, grab a free script and >> try exec()'ing it from a webserver PHP script to see if you could >> theoretically start and stop your server. I would guess most hosting locks >> this down and it may violate your TOS. >> >> Alternatively, look at hosted systems - Electrotank used to do a socket >> server and possibly provide hosting for that, it's in Java, but you would >> not have to write all that stuff... Also look at Moock's Multi-user Unity >> system - can't remember if that's useful or not. >> >> There is a program called "Flash Chat" for $5 which is probably worth >> looking at - http://www.tufat.com/s_flash_chat_chatroom.htm - there used >> to be a version called AMFIChat, but it has been discontinued (possibly >> because the guy was violating the terms of the AMF license) >> >> Anyway, in terms of "time vs money" $5 to spend looking at someone elses >> ready made system could be very cheap and you can see what server side stuff >> it does too. >> >> Omar Fouad wrote: >> >>> hey, >>> My boss asked me to develop a Cards Game called "Estimation" (I don't >>> know >>> if you heard about it). It is a Cards game similar to spades, where there >>> are tricks, bids, etc. >>> The game is going to be a Facebook application, so it is required a >>> multi-player option (real time). >>> At first I thought I would create a database and continuously let the >>> client >>> send queries using AMF, to check for changes and update the display. But >>> a >>> friend of mine told me this is insane. The data on the database he would >>> buge, and I have to take in mind, that anyone could leave the game at >>> anytime, so the data will remain in the database uselessly. He told me to >>> use sockets, and store the variables I need, such as the rooms, the >>> player >>> nickname, the bids, the calls, the tricks, the scores, the rounds, the >>> hands, and all the crap that I would need in the server side script >>> (PHP). >>> Is this true? If I will have to use sockets, should I store the data as >>> variables in the server side script? >>> >>> I really need to figure out how to start. Thanks. >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
