Comments on How can I make a Flash guestbook without using php or mysql?
April 1, 2009
two pi @ 10:36 pm
You really can’t. Not with ordinary Flash. That’s because Flash works on the client (in the web browser) and it’s forbidden from interacting directly with the file system. Flash apps on their own have no real permanence. The best they can do is send data to a server-side program and retrieve data from that program.
To store the data, you need some sort of program running on the server. PHP is the most common language used, but there are others. MySQL is frequently used as the database, but again there are other choices.
There is a form of Flash that runs on web servers, but you’re unlikely to find it running on a free or low-cost server. Sorry not to give you the answer you want to hear, but there it is…
Comments on How can I make a Flash guestbook without using php or mysql?
You really can’t. Not with ordinary Flash. That’s because Flash works on the client (in the web browser) and it’s forbidden from interacting directly with the file system. Flash apps on their own have no real permanence. The best they can do is send data to a server-side program and retrieve data from that program.
To store the data, you need some sort of program running on the server. PHP is the most common language used, but there are others. MySQL is frequently used as the database, but again there are other choices.
There is a form of Flash that runs on web servers, but you’re unlikely to find it running on a free or low-cost server. Sorry not to give you the answer you want to hear, but there it is…