Re: How to use phpIRC and question about HTML streaming!

Zenith wrote: > I have readying "web application develoment with PHP4.0" by Tabias > Ratschiller and Till Gerken at these days! > In chapter 3, I have talk about creating a IRC client with phpIRC and > HTML streaming, > but it hasn't talk too much about the implementation, also, it > haven't talk much about HTML streaming. Complete source is on the CD-ROM that comes with the book or available from http://www.phpwizard.net/projects/ > He just say HTML streaming > can create a interface which can let the process (running php script) > continously output something to the HTTP client, without close a > connection and establish again... > > Right, my question is, anyone can give me more info, or pointer for > this two topic? > Especially, the web site which provide the info i need and what type > of browser support HTML streaming? I can't point you to any further information, but this is what I know: -HTTP-streaming is done by just continously outputting HTML and flush() after each chunk, so it is sended to the browser and displayed. -This works with most browsers, because these are designed to begin displayig parts of the page before the complete page has been recieved. -It doesn't work well when the client uses a HTTP-proxy. Some proxies don't do streaming. Some are picky about the headers you send (connection type, for example). -Occasionally send some whitespace to prevent a connection reset by the browser and make it "hold the line". -You should be careful about the structur or your HTML-Code because streaming only works well when the HTML-code can be send in chunks and nicely be desplayed after each chunk has been sent. No nested tables. regards Wagner -- Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.