No problem, Paul. I'm glad you sorted it out!
Cheers Juan Pablo Califano 2010/11/26 Paul Steven <paul_ste...@btinternet.com> > Awesome! Thank you Juan - that worked perfectly! I did get caught out for a > while by not adding > > require_once "HttpClient.class.php" > > But once I realised I had omitted this, it worked a treat. > > Many thanks! > > Paul > > > > On 26 Nov 2010, at 02:25, Juan Pablo Califano < > califa010.flashcod...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think the easiest option would be creating some sort of proxy in php, > if > > that's what's available to you on your server. > > > > The only potential problem is (your) server configuration. Sometimes, > > external connections are not allowed, so calling functions like > > file_get_contents() with an external url won't work. > > > > Also, it seems you need to POST your data, so it's a bit more complex but > > not too much. > > > > A week ago or so I had a similar scenario. Though there was a crossdomain > > allowing connections from the production server, there was no crossdomain > > policy for the staging and dev environments. I also had to receive and > send > > cookies, so I googled a bit and found this class, which was easy to use > and > > worked nicely for me > > > > http://scripts.incutio.com/httpclient/ > > > > Some sample code for a POST request (taken from the project I worked on, > > just slightly modified) : > > > > $client = new HttpClient("theotherserver.com"); > > // this will print out useful info, enable it when debugging! > > // $client->setDebug(true); > > > > $client->post("/theservice.ashx", array( > > 'first_var' => 'foo', > > 'second_var' => 'bar', > > 'etc' => 'blah', > > )); > > > > // check status code here... > > if($client->getStatus() == 200) { > > // a string with the server's response > > $response_raw_data = $client->getContent(); > > } > > > > Maybe you can give this a try, it's very simple to install and use (just > > download and include the php file; you can find more code examples in the > > site). > > > > Again, in some configurations this code could not work; if any external > > connection in your server is rejected, then there's not much you can do. > But > > even in the worst case, maybe you could find a third server that you have > > control over and that allows you to open external connections, so you > could > > add a crossdomain there and run the php http client over there. Then, > > instead of talking directly to the ad server or a local php script, you'd > > call a third server that you control, which will proxy the communication > > between flash and the ad server. > > > > Hope it makes sense! > > > > Cheers > > Juan Pablo Califano > > > > 2010/11/25 Paul Steven <paul_ste...@btinternet.com> > > > >> Thanks for all your help Henrik > >> > >> I will ask the site in question in the morning. I was under the > impression > >> it would be like every person who used Microsoft Office asking Microsoft > to > >> add a cross domain file for their particular scenario. To be honest I > just > >> panicked when the client reported tonight that this functionality didn't > >> work and after trying to create a php file that would call the ashx file > >> for > >> me without success and doing a good bit of searching on google, I > thought > >> perhaps if there was a simple solution to this that someone on Flash > Coders > >> may know and be able to help me in my hour of need. > >> > >> Anyway I will email the site now though as it is UK based assume that I > >> will > >> not get any reply until tomorrow (which is too late!) > >> > >> Thanks for the advice > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Henrik > >> Andersson > >> Sent: 25 November 2010 20:34 > >> To: Flash Coders List > >> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Advice on calling subscriber script on > another > >> server > >> > >> Paul Steven skriver: > >>> Thought I could get some help here not labelled lazy! > >>> > >> > >> You do realize that it takes just as long to simply ask the site in > >> question right? > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
