Hi Bhagat, i am sorry but i have no experience with the container development. You have to ask google team for that.
sorry. marc. 2008/4/1, bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi Marc > > Thanks for amazing reply.Now I understand what to do. > > But I am stuck on the PHP side of container. Well I want to create my > container page in PHP and it should do as follows: > When I login to my website it should go to Home page and my Home page > is a container. And I will include some gadgets in the home page. > > But my dilemma is I dont understand how do I run php container? I > tried the instruction given in README file of php/gadgets folder. And > it ask: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Copy the files to your web root, and edit the config.php > web_prefix and debug settings > to your liking. Make sure that the features and javascript > directories are also copied > or edit your config.php to reflect their location. " > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > As per instruction I have copied gadgets folder to my htdocs(root > where my php files run) directory. And also copied folders of > javascripts, features, and config folders to htdocs folder. And also > change path in config.php to : > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 'features_path' => realpath(dirname(__FILE__)).'/features/', > 'syndicator_path' => realpath(dirname(__FILE__)).'/config/', > 'javascript_path' => realpath(dirname(__FILE__)).'/javascript/', > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > but when I run the index.php file in localhost as: > > http://localhost/gadgets > > it is not running my index.php file and gives 404 error and its not > running any thing and even in the README file as it mentioned : > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "3) Hit server at http://<yourhost>/gadgets/ifr?url=<gadget-url> > Example: http://<yourhost>/gadgets/ifr?url= > http://www.labpixies.com/campaigns/todo/todo.xml > Or hit the sample container at > http://<yourhost>/gadgets/files/samplecontainer/samplecontainer.html" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > but my index.php file doesnt do any thing.It even not showing 404 > error in header1 format. > > So I think my problem is to set the correct path for web_prefix. So > can you tell me what is my problem? Why my php container not running > as Java shindig container does. > > Thanks > Naimish > > > Marc Wessely wrote: > > > > > > 1. where do we need to write makeRequest()? > > > > > > lets say you want to write in your gadget some data from your database > so > > you need to call onload of the gadget > > a function which calls makeRequest in itself. > > you can use gadgets.util.registerOnLoadHandler for registering that > > function. > > > > > > > > 2. Is this makeRequest() callback function part of Opensocial API or > > > we need to write them by our own? > > > > > > every opensocial function is based on callback functions, thats a > workaround > > to the "same origin policy" of webbrowsers. > > so when you specify makeRequest you also have to specify a callback > function > > as a parameter of it. > > > > In that function you can retrieve the data, put it in html and paste > that > > html in a div-container of your gadget. > > > > > > > > 2.a And if we need to write them our own the what is the use of > > > Opensocial APIs? > > > > > > The use of opensocial api's is the ability to get social data from the > > network you build your gadget on. > > That network is referred as the container in terms of opensocial. > > You can get this container as an environment-variable and check for > existing > > prifile fields,supported api functions and so on. > > > > makeRequest is no longer an opensocial function as it belongs to the > > gadgets* namespace. > > > > you can have a look at api functions here: > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/docs/0.7/reference/ > > > > > > > > thanks > > > Naimish > > > > > > > > > > > > Marc Wessely wrote: > > > > Ok lets start at the gadget xml, in that you have a content section > in > > > which > > > > you place html and javascript right? > > > > > > > > So if you want to load content in there based on contents from a > mysql > > > > database, you need to call makeRequest > > > > with url of a php-file on your server in which you access certain > mysql > > > > tables. > > > > > > > > The output will be json, just put results from queries in an array , > and > > > use > > > > json_encode - then use echo and the php script will > > > > output a json string back to the gadget. > > > > > > > > in the callback function of the makeRequest function which you have > to > > > call > > > > you get this json by following code > > > > > > > > var params = {}; > > > > params[gadgets.io.RequestParameters.CONTENT_TYPE]= > > > > gadgets.io.ContentType.JSON; > > > > params[gadgets.io.RequestParameters.AUTHORIZATION] = > > > > gadgets.io.AuthorizationType.SIGNED; > > > > > > > > gadgets.io.makeRequest("your url to php script", function (response) > { > > > > > > > > var obj = response.data; > > > > html += "<b>" + obj.myuserid + "</b>"; > > > > $('mydiv').innerHTML = html; > > > > > > > > },params); > > > > > > > > So you get the raw data by json object and build html around, > > > > or you user gadgets.io.ContentType.TEXT and let the php script > output > > > html > > > > directly. > > > > > > > > Json is a very slim data transfer format, prefferable i would use > that. > > > > > > > > > > > > i hope i could clear up things for you > > > > > > > > regards marc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2008/3/25, bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Marc > > > > > > > > > > I am studying in University of Melbourne and I just want to > rephrase > > > > > what u say is: > > > > > I create a function in php file which is having function > makeRequest > > > > > and it connect with mysql database and postit to my container > which > > > > > may be php or html and it is having javascript which calls that > > > > > makeRequest function and render it to gadget, Is it correct? > > > > > > > > > > I am novice to javascripts and json thats why I am confused by > your > > > > > terminology. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > Naimish > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 25, 4:49 am, "Marc Wessely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi bhagat, > > > > > > > > > > > > I am working on a university project as well (university of > rostock, > > > > > > germany). > > > > > > I am also using php/mysql and integrated the data i need by > using > > > > > > makeRequest function. > > > > > > Means i call a php script using that function and post userid's > then > > > > > this > > > > > > script will output data in json > > > > > > which i can interpret and render in the call back function of > > > > > > gadgets.io.makeRequest! > > > > > > > > > > > > i hope that gave you a clue how to solve your problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > marc. > > > > > > > > > > > > 2008/3/24, bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Friends > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am working on my university project And I need to build a > > > Academic > > > > > > > website which can build opensocial application. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have tried shindig server and try some sample examples from > its > > > > > > > container. I have created my website in php-mysql. And its > > > creating > > > > > > > user and showing friends and photos stuff like that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > But my dilemma is how do I integrate mySQL data to container? > My > > > Task > > > > > > > is to search keywords from database and whoever(users) is > having > > > same > > > > > > > keyword shold be listed on the user page. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am reading thru opensocial but I havent got any clue > where(which > > > > > > > file) do I need to include my database connectivity so that my > > > gadget > > > > > > > will show users list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > So if any of you guys have any idea please post help or any > > > related > > > > > > > material please help me... > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > Naimish([EMAIL PROTECTED])- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenSocial Application Development" group. 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