Re: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-09 Thread Richard Lynch
On Thu, June 8, 2006 9:24 am, kartikay malhotra wrote: > Is there a way for the server to notify the client about an event, > provided > the client was online in the past X minutes? > > To elaborate: > > A client comes online. A script PHP executes (serves the client), and > terminates. Now if a ne

Re: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-08 Thread Adam Zey
kartikay malhotra wrote: Dear Adam, "You can do it without polling. I've seen web applications that open a neverending GET request in order to get updates to the browser instantaneously. Regards, Adam." Kindly elaborate on "neverending GET request". Shall I call the script from within itself?

Re: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-08 Thread kartikay malhotra
Dear Adam, "You can do it without polling. I've seen web applications that open a neverending GET request in order to get updates to the browser instantaneously. Regards, Adam." Kindly elaborate on "neverending GET request". Shall I call the script from within itself? Regards KM On 6/8/06, A

Re: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-08 Thread Adam Zey
Barry wrote: Angelo Zanetti schrieb: kartikay malhotra wrote: Hi All, Is there a way for the server to notify the client about an event, provided the client was online in the past X minutes? To elaborate: A client comes online. A script PHP executes (serves the client), and terminates. Now

Re: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-08 Thread Barry
Angelo Zanetti schrieb: kartikay malhotra wrote: Hi All, Is there a way for the server to notify the client about an event, provided the client was online in the past X minutes? To elaborate: A client comes online. A script PHP executes (serves the client), and terminates. Now if a new even

RE: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Moseby
> > Hi All, > > Is there a way for the server to notify the client about an > event, provided > the client was online in the past X minutes? > > To elaborate: > > A client comes online. A script PHP executes (serves the client), and > terminates. Now if a new event occurs, how can the server

RE: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-08 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] Is there a way for the server to notify the client about an event, provided the client was online in the past X minutes? To elaborate: A client comes online. A script PHP executes (serves the client), and terminates. Now if a new event occurs, how can the server notify the client about tha

Re: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-08 Thread Angelo Zanetti
kartikay malhotra wrote: Hi All, Is there a way for the server to notify the client about an event, provided the client was online in the past X minutes? To elaborate: A client comes online. A script PHP executes (serves the client), and terminates. Now if a new event occurs, how can the serve

Re: [PHP] server sending notifications to clients

2006-06-08 Thread Brad Bonkoski
kartikay malhotra wrote: Hi All, Is there a way for the server to notify the client about an event, provided the client was online in the past X minutes? To elaborate: A client comes online. A script PHP executes (serves the client), and terminates. Now if a new event occurs, how can the