Re: php and java applets

I'd implement access control in the java object if possible, sounds easier. "Tom Playford" <tom@playford.net> wrote in message news:20040521104937.GA25183@playford.net... > Dear all knowing list, > > I am trying to control the movement of a camera in real time from the web. But I also need to make sure that only the user I specify can have control. > > What I though I could do was this: launch a java applet from a php page parsing the session id. Then when the user adjusts the controls on the applet, a php page is loaded by the applet, sets the user session with the session id, then sends the control details back to the server and on to the camera. > > I've given this a go with no luck. When I try to set the session id on the php script that the Java applet loads I get a permissions error (the perms on /tmp are fine). I'm not 100% sure I understand sessions, is my method utterly implausible? Does anyone have any better suggestions? > > > Thanks, > > Tom Playford