Re: How to program very basic chat on PHP?

Hi Mig, you have to look for the XMLSocket (data will be transported in XML documents). It is available since Flash 5. But building a socket deamon on the server appears to be not that easy. The easiest way should be to use Pearl if you are unfamiliar with C. Timo

timo stamm wrote:

Hi Mig, to create something that behaves more like a true "chat", you need an active client side. For example, you could let a frame with the PHP be reloaded in a short interval. To create a real chat, you need a socket connection. The best solution would be Flash (which has great functions for that). Java is another option. Timo

Hello Timo, thanks very much. I don't know flash, but do you think Flash 5 has this option also?. I read a basic Flash manual and didn't find some feature for 'sockets' or something else. For Java, I know a very basic programming of it, I will try study more of it to understand socket functions. Thanks all of you for your responses. Mig