Re: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Burhan Khalid
Matt Palermo wrote: I am writing a desktop application using PHP-GTK. I would like this program to be able to connect to a remote server, call some functions that I specify, and return the right information (most likely from a MySQL db). I have access to the server, so I can create any and all fu

Re: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Marek Kilimajer
Vail, Warren wrote: The caviate is that anyone who can come up with the correct url (and can access your database machine), will be able to trigger the extract of data. If this is not acceptable, then you need to consider other options. https connection and some secret string in a get variable or i

RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Vail, Warren
en you need to consider other options. good luck, Warren Vail -Original Message- From: Webmaster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 5:31 PM To: Vail, Warren; 'Jeff McKeon' Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server Yes, bo

RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Webmaster
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server Lot's of options. Will this access be across the internet, or behind a firewall? Are you concerned about securing your information from prying eyes? You seem to be focusing on a script that runs on the remot

RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Vail, Warren
ust a few questions that may have an impact on your solution... Warren Vail -Original Message- From: Webmaster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:19 PM To: 'Jeff McKeon' Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server Well, I

Re: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Marek Kilimajer
Webmaster wrote: Yes, the remote server does have PHP. This sounds like a good idea. Is it relatively easy to do? I have never worked with HTTP protocol functions for this. Do you know of a tutorial I could look through to learn a little of this? The easiest way is using filesystem functions wi

RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Webmaster
Kilimajer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 5:26 PM To: Matt Palermo Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Communicating with remote server Matt Palermo wrote: > I am writing a desktop application using PHP-GTK. I would like this program > to be able to connect to a

Re: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Marek Kilimajer
Matt Palermo wrote: I am writing a desktop application using PHP-GTK. I would like this program to be able to connect to a remote server, call some functions that I specify, and return the right information (most likely from a MySQL db). I have access to the server, so I can create any and all fu

RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Webmaster
o: Matt Palermo Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server Matt Palermo wrote: > I am writing a desktop application using PHP-GTK. I would > like this program to be able to connect to a remote server, > call some functions that I specify, and return the r

RE: [PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Jeff McKeon
Matt Palermo wrote: > I am writing a desktop application using PHP-GTK. I would > like this program to be able to connect to a remote server, > call some functions that I specify, and return the right > information (most likely from a MySQL db). I have access to > the server, so I can create any

[PHP] Communicating with remote server

2003-11-17 Thread Matt Palermo
I am writing a desktop application using PHP-GTK. I would like this program to be able to connect to a remote server, call some functions that I specify, and return the right information (most likely from a MySQL db). I have access to the server, so I can create any and all functions that I want,